The loves of Theodore Roosevelt : the women who created a president / Edward F. O'Keefe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Keefe, Edward F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States.

Mothers and sons.

Sisters.

Wives.

Women's rights.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Family.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Friends and associates.

Genre:

Biography.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 446 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Women who created a president

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.

Summary:

"A spirited and poignant family love story, revealing how an icon of rugged American masculinity was profoundly shaped by the women in his life, especially his mother, sisters, and wives" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Part one: Teedie & Edie, 1852-1878. Teedie

Edie

On his own

Part two: Sunshine, 1878-1884. "A rare and radiant maiden"

Courting Alice

"Nothing Whatever Else but you"

Part three: "The light has gone out of my life," 1884-1887. Nevermore

"Hell, with the fires out"

Reunited

Part four. Destiny and the Republic, 1887-1901. "Twenty-three crossings at breakneck speed"

The crowded hour

A rising tide

Part five: The women in the arena, 1901-1948. Partners in history

Triumph, regret, and relief

Lion in winter

Put out the light

Afterword: Cleared for strange ports.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-424) and index.

ISBN:

9781982145682

1982145684

OCLC:

1430669675

Publisher Number:

99996699750