Review of “When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt after the White House” by Patricia O’Toole
“When Trumpets Call: Theodore Roosevelt after the White House” by Patricia O’Toole was published in 2005. She teaches writing at …
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Review of “The Bully Pulpit” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and the Golden Age of Journalism” was published in …
Review of “Theodore Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition” by Jean Yarbrough
“Theodore Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition” is Jean Yarbrough’s 2012 review and analysis of Roosevent and his political philosophy. …
Review of “The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey” by Candice Millard
Candice Millard’s “The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey” is one of the most popular and well-loved books on …
Review of “Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life” by Kathleen Dalton
One of the most recent comprehensive, single-volume biographies of TR is Kathleen Dalton’s 2002 “Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life.” Dalton …
Review of “T.R.: The Last Romantic” by H.W. Brands
“T.R.: The Last Romantic” is H.W. Brands’s 1997 biography of Theodore Roosevelt. Brands is a professor at the University of Texas, …
Review of “Theodore Roosevelt: A Life” by Nathan Miller
“Theodore Roosevelt: A Life” by Nathan Miller (published in 1992) was the first comprehensive, single-volume biography of Roosevelt in over …
Review of “Mornings on Horseback” by David McCullough
“Mornings on Horseback” is David McCullough’s 1981 biography covering Theodore Roosevelt’s childhood and was the 1982 Pulitzer finalist in the …
Review of “Power & Responsibility: The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt” by William Harbaugh
“Power and Responsibility: The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt” is William Harbaugh’s 1961 biography of the twenty-sixth president. For …
Review of “The Republican Roosevelt” by John Blum
“The Republican Roosevelt” is John Blum’s 1954 analysis of Theodore Roosevelt which was largely responsible for establishing TR’s reputation as a serious …
Review of “Theodore Roosevelt” by Henry Pringle
“Theodore Roosevelt: A Biography” is Henry Pringle’s Pulitzer Prize winning biography of the twenty-sixth president. Published in 1931, just twelve …
Review of “Theodore Rex” by Edmund Morris
“Theodore Rex” is the second volume in Edmund Morris’s highly acclaimed three-volume biography of Theodore Roosevelt. The series’ inaugural volume …
Review of “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” by Edmund Morris
“The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” is the first in a three-volume series by Edmund Morris about the life of the …
The Best Biographies of William McKinley
[Updated] History resurrects the memory of William McKinley when pondering what makes a president admirable…and yet extraordinarily average. His pre-presidency, however, …
Review of “The President and the Assassin” by Scott Miller
“The President and the Assassin: McKinley, Terror and Empire at the Dawn of the American Century” is Scott Miller’s 2011 tale …
My Journey Through the Best Presidential Biographies 