And if this story of a lifetime is his own life's work, he has reason to be immensely proud.' -Janet Maslin, The New York Times 'Exemplary. Morris has addressed the toughest and most frustrating part of Roosevelt's life with the same care and precision that he brought to the two earlier installments. And it deserves to stand as the definitive study of its restless, mutable, ever-boyish, erudite and tirelessly energetic subject. Praise for Colonel Roosevelt 'Now with Colonel Roosevelt, the magnum opus is complete. a worthy close to a trilogy sure to be regarded as one of the best studies not just of any president, but of any American.'- San Francisco Chronicle What other president has written forty books, hunted lions, founded a third political party, survived an assassin's bullet, and explored an unknown river longer than the Rhine? Packed with more adventure, variety, drama, humor, and tragedy than a big novel, yet documented down to the smallest fact, this masterwork recounts the last decade of perhaps the most amazing life in American history. Of all our great presidents, Theodore Roosevelt is the only one whose greatness increased out of office. A moving, beautifully rendered account.'-Fred Kaplan, The Washington Post This biography by Edmund Morris, the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex, marks the completion of a trilogy sure to stand as definitive. a worthy close to a trilogy sure to be regarded as one of the best studies not just of any president, but of any American.NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * 'Colonel Roosevelt is compelling reading, and Morris is a brilliant biographer who practices his art at the highest level. Packed with more adventure, variety, drama, humor, and tragedy than a big novel, yet documented down to the smallest fact, this masterwork recounts the last decade of perhaps the most amazing life in American history. What other president has written forty books, hunted lions, founded a third political party, survived an assassin’s bullet, and explored an unknown river longer than the Rhine? This biography by Edmund Morris, the Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning author of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex, marks the completion of a trilogy sure to stand as definitive. A moving, beautifully rendered account.”-Fred Kaplan, The Washington Post “Colonel Roosevelt is compelling reading, and Morris is a brilliant biographer who practices his art at the highest level.

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