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The autobiography of the 26th President of the United States.

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June 4 2009
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17.78 x 2.03 x 25.4 cm
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 4 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1438295340
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1438295343
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 699 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 2.03 x 25.4 cm

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Theodore Roosevelt (/ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ ROH-zə-velt;[a] October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. As a leader of the Republican Party during this time, he became a driving force for the Progressive Era in the United States in the early 20th century.

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mariestreet

Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 31, 2020

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Good read.

He is one of the best Presidents in the US. He promoted progressive policies, many of which were passed in Congress. He won the Nobel Prize in 1906 for bringing peace to end Russian Japanese War. He was an orator and a couple of his sayings captured me:
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On critics: "It is not the critic who counts. ... The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly ... who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat."
On corporations: "Our aim is not to do away with corporations; on the contrary, these big aggregations are an inevitable development of modern industrialism. ... We are not hostile to them; we are merely determined that they shall be so handled as to subserve the public good. We draw the line against misconduct, not against wealth."

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 23, 2020

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An outstanding man - decent, honest, did not let poor eyesight and medium stature prevent him from being a cattle rancher and a brave leader in battle. Governed wisely, devoted to his family above all else. We need more leaders like him.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 27, 2020

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biography of Teddy Roosevelt. Very good.

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Daniel Sheppard

I wanted so much to like this book

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 8, 2017

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I wanted so much to like this book. I plowed on when really losing interest. He may have been a great president but he isn't an effective writer.
Too long on minor details.

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Steven Fantina

He Earned His Spot on Mt Rushmore

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 4, 2002

If he had never entered the public square, Teddy Roosevelt would have created a noble legacy somewhere. He lived every moment of his life to the fullest extent and loved every second of it! He embodied the same ardent zest in the boxing ring, watching birds, being a cowboy, traveling the world, and leading America to its debut as a superpower. Yet, the one role that brought him the most satisfaction among the many diverse parts he joyously played was that of family man. Although he sedulously guard their privacy, enough references exist to reveal the power he derived from his family's love.
The timelessness of ideals can be witnessed again and again in Roosevelt's detailed autobiography, and the parallels to modern day America as are striking as they are plentiful.
In one instance of foresight Roosevelt lambastes so-called "party bosses"--those who manipulate a community, "a man who does not gain his power by open means but by secret means and usually by corrupt means." He points out that "in communities where there is poverty and ignorance, the conditions are ripe for the growth of a boss," and this type of reprobate will be "especially common in big cities (because the boss) fulfills toward the people of his district in rough and rowdy fashion the position of friend and protector." From these snippets of his dissertation, it's easy to wonder if somehow President Roosevelt boarded a time machine and met Al Sharpton. A more thorough description of the unordained reverend (and his many counterparts throughout history) cannot be found than this astute indictment.
He expounds at some length on the president's scared privilege of dispensing clemency and stresses the there "nothing more necessary from the standpoint of good citizenship than the ability to steel one's heart in this matter of granting pardons." (How he must have spun in his grave at Clinton's going-out-of-business pardon sale.) Talking about the anguished imploring of family members (which caused him great anxiety) and the bumptious attempted influence by friends of celebrated criminals (which caused him great anger), Mr. Roosevelt realized that this presidential prerogative should only be used to advance the cause of justice. The remote possibility that pardoning could be abused (a reality that did not develop at the presidential level until 100 years after his term) made him think that life imprisonment was a poor substitute for the death penalty. In a related vain, he saw the insanity plea as a scurrilous cop out; "I have scant sympathy with the plea of insanity advanced to save a man from the consequences of crime, when unless that crime had been committed, it would have been impossible to commit him to an asylum for the insane."
Spotlight-adoring Senator John McCain routinely invokes the memory of President Roosevelt, presumptiously implying that he is somehow the heir apparent to the early 1900's maverick. Examining Teddy Roosevelt's life shows that those similarities exist almost solely in the Arizona senator's mind. While Roosevelt's unwavering integrity made him unpopular, at times, with many in his own party, McCain fluctuating political postures seem to occur primarily to generate headlines. The former president justifiably felt tremendous self-respect--a byproduct of adhering to probity's rubrics. The Arizona senator self-serving pandering for popularity would be comical were it not so insulting that the philodox so willingly slanders a bona fide American icon to further his own career.
Ironically, this reviewer read Roosevelt's disdainful view of abortion on January 22--the anniversary of the Supreme Court's infamous Roe vs. Wade decision. Discussing the crimes where even receiving a request to consider a pardon assaulted his sense of decency, he listed, "rape, or the circulation of indecent literature, ..."white slave" traffic (prostitution), or wife murder, or gross cruelty to women and children, or seduction and abandonment, or the action of some man in getting a girl whom he had seduced to commit an abortion." To President Roosevelt there was no other plausible reason why a woman would kill her unborn child. Some would call him sexist today, but the venom he felt (and the punishment he unhesitantly administered) to the men who committed these crimes should show the fallacy of such a ridiculous accusation.
Topical comparisons can be found in his discussion on the importance of both corporations to maintain ethical practices and for the government to refrain from needless meddling in business matters. Futhermore he offers a reasoned dialectic on immigration, strongly supporting it but trenchantly articulating that establishing tight limits can be sensible rather than xenophobic.
It is also refreshing to know that the irresponsible peaceniks vociferously denouncing America's full-scale war on terrorism have had their equally harebrained doppelgangers throughout history. To all of these possibly well intentioned pacifists, Teddy Roosevelt admonishes "the true preachers of peace...never hesitate to choose righteous war when it is the only alternative to unrighteous peace."
Similarly regarding the current threat America faces, Mr. Roosevelt puts forth some comfort and assurance with an unforeseeable but apt reference to President Bush; "no man can lead a public career really worth leading, no man can act with rugged independence in serious crises, nor strike at great abuses, nor afford to make powerful and unscrupulous foes, if he is himself vulnerable in his private character." Every American should be thankful that the terrorists did not strike during the previous administration and also grateful the example of heroes like Theodore Roosevelt stands as everlasting inspiration to our nation's current and future leaders.

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Richard J. Larrabee (JasperNor@aol.com)

The only way to really understand what made T.R. tick.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 12, 1999

Outstanding! This book is a tome of philosophy, adventure, intrigue, and above all, inspiration. Notwithstanding these encomia however, the reader should beware before making a hegira into its noble pages that this autobiography does not follow the traditional structure of a "biography." Rather it can be described as being a compendium of T.R.'s philosophy on life. The true strength of its pages being found in how T.R.'s experiences and actions staunchly uphold and support his 'vigor of life' and probity which he so often addressed as being fundamental to all good Americans. Accordingly, I suggest a first-time reader of T.R. would be best served by initially reading a more "objective" biography of T.R. (I suggest Nathan Miller's Theodore Roosevelt, A Life) in order to become familiar with the events and time frames involved. This will allow the reader to more appreciate the nature, values and beliefs of the great man as told in this book by the ultimate authority, himself.
Along with being completely inspired by a man of such high moral values, the factual anecdotes related in this book comfort you in the knowledge that this hero practiced what he preached. In a speech by his own hand, T.R. embodied his own life; "The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;...who strives valiantly...who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat."
T.R. was a naturalist, legislator, cowboy, businessman, soldier, author, conservationist, U.S. President, world explorer, and above all an inspirational "doer of deeds." This book eloquently tells the reader why he felt he needed to perform these deeds and what was going through his mind all the while.

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William D. King

The Mother of All Presidential Memoirs

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 30, 2004

Witty, quirky, profound, lyrical--this is one of the great American memoirs. The 1999 Modern Library and National Review rankers of the 100 great nonfiction books of the 20th century missed the boat on this one.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 28, 2000

Teddy is definitely an egomaniac, but he does write well. He also benefits from a good plot, his extrodanary life. Jolly good read.

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Panache

Read it slowly to enjoy the details

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 23, 2021

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Very interest part of USA history

Alex

Excellent work by America's greatest president.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 29, 2012

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It's a great view into the philosophy and lifestyle that Teddy Roosevelt encompassed. Very detailed chapters from everything involving underground politics, life on the ranch, and his time as Police Commissioner. Should be a must read for anyone interested in American politics and/or Roosevelt's life.

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Mrs. Shirley O. Nicholas

Wanted a 'true' description!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 11, 2014

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Rather dry and not much humour, but well-written.

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Good Chaim

great book and a great person

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 16, 2018

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great book and a great person

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Max Schindelbauer

Historische Literatur

Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on January 31, 2013

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Diese Autobiographie des bedeutenden US- Präsidenten Theodore Roosevelt ist ein sehr gelungenes Werk. Roosevelt führte die USA in das 20. Jahrhundert und legte den Grundstein für ihr Dasein als Weltmacht. In diesem Buch erfährt der Leser aus erster Hand, welche Motive Roosevelt leiteten, als er seine (teils umstrittenen) Entscheidungen traf. Trotz des beträchtlichen Alters des Buches ist es bei ausgeprägten Englischkenntnissen gut zu lesen, viele Entscheidungen der damaligen Zeit werden klarer und das bei einer keineswegs ermüdenden Erzählweise des Ex- Präsidenten. Für Interessenten der amerikanischen Geschichte sollte dieses Buch Pflichtlektüre sein, da es in die Denkweise eines der wichtigsten Präsidenten der USA einführt und zudem einen guten Überblick über seine Epoche -die Jahrhundertwende- liefert.

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