The old lion : a novel of Theodore Roosevelt / Jeff Shaara.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaara, Jeff, 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Fiction.

Roosevelt, Theodore.

Presidents--United States--20th century--Fiction.

Presidents.

Politicians--United States--19th century--Fiction.

Politicians.

Soldiers--United States--19th century--Fiction.

Soldiers.

United States--Politics and government--1901-1909--Fiction.

United States.

United States--History--1901-1909--Fiction.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.

Genre:

Biographical fiction.

Fiction.

Novels.

Historical fiction.

Authors' inscriptions.

Physical Description:

x, 467 pages : maps ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2023.

Summary:

"In one of his most accomplished, compelling novels yet, acclaimed New York Times bestseller Jeff Shaara accomplishes what only the finest historical fiction can do - he brings to life one of the most consequential figures in U.S. history - Theodore Roosevelt - peeling back the many-layered history of the man, and the country he personified. From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, from the waning days of the rugged frontier of a young country to the emergence of a modern, industrial nation exerting its power on the world stage, Theodore Roosevelt embodied both the myth and reality of the country he loved and led. From his upbringing in the rarefied air of New York society of the late 19th century to his time in rough-and-tumble world of the Badlands in the Dakotas, from his rise from political obscurity to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, from national hero as the leader of the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War to his accidental rise to the Presidency itself, Roosevelt embodied the complex, often contradictory, image of America itself. In gripping prose, Shaara tells the story of the man who both defined and created the modern United States"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of maps

To the reader

Prologue. The young lion

The Badlands

The colonel

Walk softly . . .

The old lion. Afterword.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy inscribed by the author.

Athenaeum copy: Burt fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781250279941

1250279941

OCLC:

1340646999