Theodore Roosevelt: Champion of the American Spirit

About this book

People often associate Theodore Roosevelt with the Rough Riders the volunteer cavalry regiment that he led to vic-tory in 1898 in the Spanish-American War. But the list of accomplishments of the 26th president of the United States is long: besides holding office as vice president governor of New York State and police commissioner of New York City he was a writer cowboy historian conservationist and soldier. Above all he ushered the United States into the ranks of the worlds great powers. His incredible exuberance and strength continue to inspire and his progressive views on government and corporate corruption labor laws and feminism are still relevant today. Award-winning author Betsy Harvey Kraft has written a sweeping biography that draws from diverse sources including Theodore Roosevelts journals correspondence and autobiography as well as the memoirs of family and friends and newspaper reports of the time. This excellent book also features archival photographs political cartoons and drawings by Roosevelt himself. Endnotes bibliography index.