The first compilation of selections from the major works of Teddy Roosevelt since the resurgence in his popularity due to the major award-winning/bestselling biographies by Edmond Morris and H. W. Brands
By the time he was twenty-five the future president of the United States was already a published author. From
The Naval War of 1812
through his four-volume
Winning of the West
, Teddy Roosevelt proved himself a master historian...but one must not make the mistake of labeling him a stodgy academic.
The future president was also a great outdoorsman, with such works as
Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail
and
African Game Trails
capturing his rough and ready lifestyle. Theodore Roosevelt was part Francis Parkman, part Lowell Thomas, and one hundred percent spirit of America and master of the printed page.
The Man in the Arena
collects self-contained excerpts from some of his greatest works, including such revealing memoirs as
The Rough Riders
, the
Autobiography
, and
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
, in an effort to capture the many aspects of a great American who was indeed larger than life and his own best "Boswell."
"This collection of his writings gives credence to Henry Adams's assertion that Roosevelt was "pure Act": there was, it seems, no subject (or foe) he was afraid to tackle. " -
Publishers Weekly