Theodore Roosevelt by Louis Auchincloss
A brisk, character-driven portrait of a vigorous, complex leader who transformed himself from a frail patrician into an energetic reformer and nation-builder. It traces his rise through New York society and varied public roles—police commissioner, assistant secretary of the Navy, Rough Riders commander, governor and ultimately president after McKinley’s assassination—and emphasizes his combative personality, appetite for action and flair for publicity. The narrative balances his progressive domestic agenda (trust-busting, the Square Deal, conservation) with his imperial instincts (Panama Canal and assertive foreign policy) to show how his temperament and convictions reshaped the presidency and modern American public life.
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