Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Faimly, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt

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Winner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography, Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as a masterpiece by Newsday, it also won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography. Now with a new introduction by the author, Mornings on Horseback is reprinted as a Simon & Schuster Classic Edition.

Mornings on Horseback is about the world of the young Theodore Roosevelt. It is the story of a remarkable little boy, seriously handicapped by recurrent and nearly fatal attacks of asthma, and his struggle to manhood: an amazing metamorphosis seen in the context of the very uncommon household (and rarefied social world) in which he was raised.

His father is the first Theodore Roosevelt, "Greatheart," a figure of unbounded energy, enormously attractive and selfless, a god in the eyes of his small, frail namesake. His mother, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt, is a Southerner and celebrated beauty, but also considerably more, which the book makes clear as never before. There are sisters Anna and Corinne, brother Elliott (who becomes the father of Eleanor Roosevelt), and the lovely, tragic Alice Lee, Teddy Roosevelt's first love. And while such disparate figures as Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. John Jacob Astor, and Senator Roscoe Conkling play a part, it is this diverse and intensely human assemblage of Roosevelts, all brought to vivid life, which gives the book its remarkable power.

The book spans seventeen years -- from 1869 when little "Teedie" is ten, to 1886 when, as a hardened "real life cowboy," he returns from the West to pick up the pieces of a shattered life and begin anew, a grown man, whole in body and spirit. The story does for Teddy Roosevelt what Sunrise at Campobello did for FDR -- reveals the inner man through his battle against dreadful odds.

Like David McCullough's The Great Bridge, also set in New York, this is at once an enthralling story, with all the elements of a great novel, and a penetrating character study. It is brilliant social history and a work of important scholarship, which does away with several old myths and breaks entirely new ground. For the first time, for example, Roosevelt's asthma is examined closely, drawing on information gleaned from private Roosevelt family papers and in light of present-day knowledge of the disease and its psychosomatic aspects.

At heart it is a book about life intensely lived...about family love and family loyalty...about courtship and childbirth and death, fathers and sons...about winter on the Nile in the grand manner and Harvard College...about gutter politics in washrooms and the tumultuous Republican Convention of 1884...about grizzly bears, grief and courage, and "blessed" mornings on horseback at Oyster Bay or beneath the limitless skies of the Badlands. "Black care rarely sits behind a rider whose pace is fast enough," Roosevelt once wrote. It is the key to his life and to much that is so memorable in this magnificent book.

Customer Reviews:

American Aristocrat.......2007-09-11

I commend the author for forging a career as a non-academic historian. Few of our tenured scholars write this well, few could get tenure in this day and age expressing affection and admiration for this great republican President and his family of Dutch aristocrats. McCullough is thorough and critical, but never hesitates to show his warm-hearted respect for this extraordinary man who devoted his life to conservation and social advocacy, two fields of life-endeavor totally abandoned by the modern Republicans. Founder of both the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Natural History Museum, TD was the product of that strange era in American life when the rich identified with America but were not duped into celebrating mediocrity and such popular institutions as the public schools. TD was tutored at home and kept away from the "coarsening" influences of the general public. He then set about to enrich the masses by supporting great institutions. Interesting, TD's arch-rival, John D. Rockefeller, dedicated his life to the same goals. In the 19th century, the rich held the public in contempt for their "commonness" but also felt obliged to "give." This is a charming study of this most charmed family.

TR Fan.......2007-09-06

Excellent, well written book! One of the better biography's of the late, great TR. A must read for all TR fan's.

Bully for This Book!.......2007-09-01

This has to be one of the best biographies I have ever read. David Mccullough's storytelling draws you in, and gives you an intimate look at Teddy's pre-presidential days. The only negative is that it isn't long enough!

How the last "renaissance man" president was created.......2007-07-15

I'll admit up front that I believe Teddy Roosevelt is my favorite president and certainly one of our greatest. He was probably one of the last "renaissance men" of our time; a successful politician, reformer, war hero, historian, naturalist, and rancher (ok, not too successful as a rancher).

But the beauty of Mornings On Horseback is that it adds another dimension to Roosevelt. Unlike many other books on the man, which focus on his accomplishments as a politician and leader, McCullough has used diaries and letters to paint a picture of the family side of TR. Not just a more developed picture of TR himself, but also of his family and the impact of their relationships on each other and on the future president himself.

If you're looking for a book about TR's accomplishments, this is not the book. However, if you're looking for a book that provides insights into how the great man was created Mornings on Horseback fills that need. McCullough notes that he ended his story after TR came back from the "badlands" and ran for mayor of New York. Although the TR story goes beyond that time, the author feels that the essential TR had been created by then, and McCullough's focus is on that story.

Typical McCollough Masterpiece.......2007-06-15

With completion of this biography, I've read all of McCollough's works and am somewhat saddened that there are no more to enjoy. He is quite simply the greatest biographer I've ever read.

In this work, McCollough explores the formative years of Theodore Roosevelt, perhaps the most American U.S. President in our nation's history. In doing so, he tries to identify the upbringing and experiences that resulted in this fascinating individual. As always, McCollough's writing is riveting, his research is rigorous and his analysis is flawless. Typical McCollough. Enjoy.

Abigail Adams: Girl of Colonial Days (Childhood of Famous Americans)

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Too Good to be True
This book is very interesting and exciting from pg.1-pg.192!

Abigail Adams: Girl of Colonial Days (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Jean Brown Wagoner
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Too Good to be True.......2004-12-28

Abigail Adams life was a miracle. The book was so good, that I did not want to finish it. So I didn't read it for about two months. I am thinking about reading more books from this series. It is truly amazing how she survived when she was born. The whole entire world should read it.

This book is very interesting and exciting from pg.1-pg.192!.......1999-11-04

This book is very exciting and interesting from from the begining to the end. It tells how Abigail almost dies as a child. She lived through the Revolution. Abigail also marrys the second President and is the mother of the sixth President.

George Washington: Young Leader (Childhood of Famous Americans)

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This is a fictionalized-biography.
George Washington Young Leader

George Washington: Young Leader (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Augusta Stevenson
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This is a fictionalized-biography........2006-04-25

Note that this book is a fictionalized-biography about the childhood of George Washington. Only about the last 20 (of 192) pages is about Washington becoming an officer and president. What this story does is show children what it was like to be a child during this time period. I think it does a fine job of that. My six-year-old son enjoyed having this book read aloud to him. Children 8-10 could easily read it on their own. My son and I had to discuss parts of the book that he didn't have any knowledge of: trades (what is a ferryman, surveyor, tailor, blacksmith, cooper, tanner?), the language used in reference to slavery (Negro is not a word we use anymore), the injustice of slavery, the cruelty of a ship captain to his sailors, why the Indians didn't want to sell their land, and a brief mention of scalping. I don't think I will read it to my daughter at age six since she is more tender-hearted. My son particularly enjoyed the boys at play: the pole-rafting contest, pretending to be soldiers, and hiding the school master's wig. This book accomplished what it set out to do- to give kids a brief look at what is was like to be a child in the eighteenth century. This book is not what you're looking for if you want historical facts on the adult life of George Washington.

George Washington Young Leader.......2000-04-28

This book is interesting from a child's perspective. However the vocabulary and many of the concepts were a little too advanced for my twelve year old students to grasp. I was disappointed that the focus of the book was only on the youthful George Washinton. Since nothing much is known about his childhood, the author took a great deal of liberty in fleshing out the story.

Abraham Lincoln: The Great Emancipator (Childhood of Famous Americans)

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Honest Abe
A lot better than I thought it would be!
Interesting.

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Augusta Stevenson
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Honest Abe.......2006-08-11

Abraham Lincoln the Great Emancipator is a book written by Augusta Stevenson. It is 192 page biography.
Abe lived in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.

This story begins when Abe was a little boy, in Kentucky.

He learned the ways of the forest, walking without making noise, learned to cover tracks and follow them, learned to hide, learned to crawl through grass without making it move.
He learned the sounds of the forest and animals.

His family moved to Indiana, this is when Abe was homeschooled, he was 10 years old at the time.

Abe loved to read, write and to learn from books and people.
He would walk for miles to borrow a book, and walk miles to return it.

Abraham Lincoln was called "honest Abe" because of his integrity. He was also a very hard worker, always polite, funny, a good story teller and cared for others.

No wonder he made a good president of the United States.

A lot better than I thought it would be!.......2000-03-28

My mom was always encouraging me to read biograhies. One day, my mom sat me on a chair and forced me to read at least one chapter. I didn't think I would like it, but I loved it! Tons of info on Abe Lincoln! Some conversations were added to make it more interesting, but most of it was true. I am reading tons of bios from the same series (the Childhood of Famous Americans series). I would encouage everyone to read this book and other books of the series!

Interesting........1998-03-16

This has been one of the more interesting biographys I read. This book focoses in more on his childhood than more on his life in polotics.

Bill Clinton: An American Journey: Great Expectations

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Very interesting but could use some more flushing out
Rush to Judgement?
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What hapened to Nigel Hamilton?
Mr. Hamilton needs an editor

Bill Clinton: An American Journey: Great Expectations
Nigel Hamilton
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Release Date: 2003-09-30

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Bill Clinton, forty-second president of the United States, is the quintessential baby boomer: on the one hand blessed with a near-genius IQ, on the other, beset by character flaws that made his presidency a veritable soap opera of high ideals, distressing incompetence, model financial stewardship, and domestic misbehavior. In an era of cultural civil war, the Clinton administration fed the public an almost daily diet of scandal and misfortune.

Who is Bill Clinton, though, and how did this baby-boom saga begin? Clinton’s upbringing in Arkansas and his student years at Georgetown, Oxford, and Yale universities help us to see his life not only as a personal story but as the story of modern America.

Behind the closed doors of the house on the hill above Park Avenue in Hot Springs, the struggle between Clinton’s stepfather and mother became ultimately unbearable, causing Virginia to move out and divorce Roger Clinton. Dreading confrontation, Bill Clinton excelled in almost every field save athletics. But the fabled success of the scholarship boy would be marred by the decisions he came to make regarding Vietnam and military service—choices that haunt him to this day.

We watch with a mixture of alarm, fascination, and awe as Bill Clinton does so much that is right—and so much that is wrong. He sets his cap for the star student at Yale, young Hillary Rodham, seducing her with his dreams of a better America and an aw-shucks grin. Wherever he goes, he charms and disarms—young and old, men and women...and more women. He becomes a law professor straight out of college; he contests a congressional election in his twenties—and almost wins it. He becomes attorney general of his state and within two years is set to become the youngest-ever governor of Arkansas, at only thirty-two.

Yet, always, there is a curse, a drive toward personal self-destruction—and with that the destruction of all those who are helping him on his legendary path. His affair with Gennifer Flowers strains his marriage and later nearly scuttles his bid for the presidency. He is thrown out of the governor’s office after only one term and suffers a life-shaking crisis of confidence. Though with the stalwart help of a female chief of staff he regains his crown, it is clear that Bill Clinton’s charismatic career is a ceaseless tightrope walk above the forces that threaten to pull him down—the most potent of them residing in his own being.

Imbued with sympathy, deep intelligence, and the storyteller’s art, this extraordinary biography helps us, at last, to understand the real Bill Clinton as he stumbles and withdraws from the 1988 presidential nomination race but enters it four years later, to make one of the most astonishing bids for the presidency in the twentieth century: the climax of this gripping political, social, and scandalous journey.

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Who is Bill Clinton, though, and how did this baby-boom saga begin? Clinton's upbringing in Arkansas and his student years at Georgetown, Oxford, and Yale help us to see his life not only as a personal story but as the story of modern America.

Behind the closed doors of the house on the hill above Park Avenue in Hot Springs, the struggle between Clinton's stepfather and mother became ultimately unbearable, causing Virginia to move out and divorce Roger Clinton. Dreading confrontation, Bill Clinton excelled in almost every field save athletics. But the fabled success of the scholarship boy would be marred by the decisions he came to make regarding Vietnam and military service -- choices that haunt him to this day.

We watch with a mixture of alarm, fascination, and awe as Bill Clinton does so much that is right -- and so much that is wrong. He sets his cap for the star student at Yale, young Hillary Rodham, seducing her with his dreams of a better America and an aw-shucks grin. Wherever he goes, he charms and disarms -- young and old, men and women... and more women. He becomes a law professor straight out of college; he contests a congressional election in his twenties -- and almost wins it. He becomes attorney general of his state and within two years is set to become the youngest-ever governor of Arkansas, at only thirty-two.

Yet, always, there is a curse, a drive toward personal self-destruction -- and with that the destruction of all those who are helping him on his legendary path. His affair with Gennifer Flowers strains his marriage and later nearly scuttles his bid for the presidency. He is thrown out of the governor's office after only one term and suffers a life-shaking crisis of confidence. Though with the stalwart help of a female chief of staff he regains his crown, it is clear that Bill Clinton's charismatic career is a ceaseless tightrope walk above the forces that threaten to pull him down -- the most potent of them residing in his own being.

Imbued with sympathy, deep intelligence, and the storyteller's art, this extraordinary biography helps us, at last, to understand the real Bill Clinton as he stumbles and withdraws from the 1988 presidential nomination race but enters it four years later, to make one of the most astonishing bids for the presidency in the twentieth century: the climax of this gripping political, social, and scandalous journey.

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Very interesting but could use some more flushing out.......2006-12-17

Bill Clinton is a very debated about politician and Nigel Hamilton takes a great stab at his early life. This book ends in 1992 but does an excellent job talking about his childhood growing up, college years, marriage to Hillary and the turbulent times of governor. It captures the rocky relationship with Carter and the pervasiness of Bill Clinton in his early scandals. It clearly captures the relationship with Hillary and puts out some interesting theories for their marriage and why Bill Clinton feels the need to get involved with other women. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in how Bill Clinton got to the presidency.

Rush to Judgement?.......2004-11-24

The forces and dynamics of both the Democratic Party, and the national unrest prevalent during the period that Clinton "rose" to shoulder his duties at the White House during his administration, and the manner in which he went about it suggests that it will be years before the clarity of his personal strengths and weaknesses will be understood fully. Complicated by the number of extraordinary events (including his impeachment process, the innovation of the internet, and the flaws of the political process itself, as they were revealed during the election of 2000, make rushes to judgement less accurate than they are entitled to be in American history. In addition, the unique upbringing of Clinton, his background, and the unusual experiences that preceded his Presidency obscure typical thinking about him within the normal boundaries in which other Presidents have been examined. As one of the most visible of persons, with a staff strikingly involved, and yet removed from his Presidency, it will take years to sort out the important dynamics of his terms, and may be seen as the beginning of an era where Americans, themselves, awakened to the strengths and weaknesses of their democracy to play a greater role in its outcome. He will, no doubt, remain an enigma for years to come both because of what he respresents, and because of his forceful personality, not to mention the importance of his wife, the Senator, who was fully vested in his administration, and continues to play a significant role in American politics as well as American government. It's obvious that Mr. Hamilton's attempts might be much more important in the future, and through development of his second volume, when and if that becomes available in the distance.

Great Book about a Complex Man.......2004-11-18

I tried very hard to like President Clinton's Memoirs. But instead I found myself frustrated at the way his autobiography blames everyone else for Clinton's problems except himself. That being said, while his memoirs frustrated me it causes me to read further about Clinton and fill in the many gaps between the truth and what was presented in My Life by Clinton.

An American Journey is a highly readable, truthfull, and ultimately sympathetic look at Clinton's rise to presidency. The author does not sugarcoat anything and you see the real Bill Clinton: his many strengths and his many weaknesses. I also enjoyed how the author put the situations Clinton was in into the Context of the times and place. I really could not stop reading this book. It is very good and should be read rather than Clinton's memoirs.

What hapened to Nigel Hamilton?.......2004-11-15

Once upon a time there was a first-rate biographer named Nigel Hamilton. Twenty years ago he wrote the definitive three-volume life of Lord Montgomery of Alamein, one that is still the essential source for understanding the man. Then in 1993 the first book of his projected multi-volume biography of John F. Kennedy was published, a work that will probably remain the essential source for understanding Kennedy's pre-political life for decades to come.

At some point after that, though, Hamilton changed. Perhaps it was a consequence of immersing himself in JFK's salacious life or perhaps it was some sort of traumatic personal experience, but Hamilton's focus changed. The shift emerged in 2001 with his atrociously-named "Full Monty," a reinterpretation of his earlier subject that focuses on Montgomery's sexual orientation. Now we have his latest book, the first of a promised two-volume life of Bill Clinton that covers his life up to his election in 1992. Like the Kennedy biography it is an "unofficial" life; unlike the Kennedy biography, though, Hamilton did not have access to any of the papers from the Clinton Library, which obviously limits much of its scope.

Even when this is taken into account, though, Hamilton has written a lousy book. His primary focus is on Clinton's personal life, which he covers in salacious detail (enough to ensure that his book will occupy a prominent place on the bookshelves of most Clinton-haters) and follows up with superficial psychoanalysis. While I do not doubt the accuracy of his account, the result is Clinton the libido, with little about the political career which is the reason why he warrants our attention to begin with. I grant that Hamilton did not have access to Clinton's papers, but would it have been so hard to glean something about Clinton's tenure as governor from newspaper accounts and interviews with other Arkansas politicos? Without it, the reader is left with the impression that Clinton was elected president based on his charm - a facile impression that does a great disservice to anybody seeking a true understanding of the man. No doubt that disservice will be continued once Hamilton's second volume is published.

Mr. Hamilton needs an editor.......2004-09-10

This book could have EASILY been chopped down to 500 pages. The first indication that something is afoul is how tiny each "mini-chapter" was. (Mr. Hamilton breaks down each major chapter into these little mini-chapters that can be as small as 2 paragraph or as "large" as a page and a half.) It's distracting, especially in light of the fact that those mini-chapters force a redundancy. He repeats items and ideas over and over again. He even used the same quote twice- with only 1 page of each other! This redundancy goes unchecked and over time, you start to think that he uses them as if repetition by itself is proof. I completely agree with most reviewers that he stresses the sex thing too much. Unless you confuse supermarket rags with serious writing, there's really no need to repeat the same thing over and over again about Clinton's known sex "problems". Yes, Clinton had lots of sex. Yes, that should be written in his biography. But to go on and on about it in every single page of the book (I am not exaggerating- once in college, Clinton and his "appetite" get mentioned in every single page!) is just too much. And then he states as fact that men must cheat- it's written in their genes! They can't help it! And women don't cheat (despite the fact that he makes several quotes from Washington insiders stating how the WOMEN cheated just as much as the men! He even quotes a Kinsey statistic that states that men's extramarital affairs outpace women's by only 1 or 2 percentage points! Sometimes, his blathering about evolutionary theory seems almost like he wrote this book to explain to his wife why HE cheated. It's mentioned so much that it feels like there has to be an ulterior, personal, motive. And just as his "evolutionary" cheating theory is stated as fact, despite being questionable at best, he states things from disreputable sources as truth. Was fact-checking so difficult? Was Nigel spending too much time making unsubstantiated claims about Clinton's psychology (based on what? Other people's interviews? Quotes from Gennifer Flowers?) In fact, I noticed that it seemed like once Clinton became governor (the first time) Mr. Hamilton appears to have become much lazier- he relies, from this point- on so many lengthy quotes. Most quotes in the chapter pretty much say the same thing, and they ramble. Did Nigel Hamilton edit his own book?

On top of this shoddy work, there's also Mr. Hamilton's penchant for really BAD puns and even worse metaphors. At one point, he quotes the biographer of the Rev. Jimmy Swaggert who referred to Swaggert's similar sexual needs as a "groin demon". Then Mr. Hamilton goes on to use that same, childish and inelegant term for the next several pages. He'll return to that gem over and over again. It's not an offensive term. It's just so... stupid! And his puns! Ouch. Quote from page 585(I added emphasis): " 'He needs to contact me to discuss my ROLE.' Betsey had replied...- but for the moment Bill was on a ROLL."
Now, for the good news- this is an easy read. I found the problems numerous and very distracting. But at the same time, you're compelled to keep turning that page. Does that owe more to the interesting life that Bill Clinton led or is it a testament to Nigel Hamilton's writing? A little bit of both. At times, I wanted to throw the book. I wanted to personally yell at Mr. Hamilton for being so repetitious, so sleazy and so ham-fisted with his "humor". But I'd pick that book back up and keep reading. My final say on the matter is: if there's nothing better out there (this is my first Clinton bio, so I can't help you there) then go for it. You'll find yourself skimming pages but you could do much worse. Unfortunately, Mr. Hamilton could have done so much better.

Ronald Reagan: Young Leader (Childhood of Famous Americans)

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Superior reading for children
Great Book!

Ronald Reagan: Young Leader (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Montrew Dunham
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The Childhood Of Famous Americans Series

One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.

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Superior reading for children.......2001-10-11

This biography of Ronald Reagan focuses on his youth/childhood and provides numerous examples of how early experiences influenced later actions. Whether one approves or disapproves of Reagan's politics or presidency, this is one of a series of biographies that can be instructive for children while also entertaining. The reading level is for the average 4-5th grader.

Great Book!.......2000-03-26

I strongly reccomend this book to parents who would like to share the wonderful story of America's greatest president with their children. This book is great for reading to your kids and discussing with them afterward. The authors of this book do an excellent job of touching on the life of Ronald Reagan, especially his childhood, withou showing any type of bias.

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Friend of the Arts (Childhood of Famous Americans)

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Beatrice Gormley
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Teddy Roosevelt: Young Rough Rider (Childhood of Famous Americans)

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No one could listen to this.
In A Kid's Words
In A Kid's Words

Teddy Roosevelt: Young Rough Rider (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Edd Winfield Parks
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No one could listen to this........2004-06-11

This is a review of the audiobook only. School is ended and until summer camp starts, my 8 year old daughter has to go to work with me. I stocked up on audiobooks to keep her busy. We both were really excited about the one on Teddy Roosevelt, and started with it first. I set her up listening in the lunchroom and I went back to work. After 5 minutes she showed up in my office saying that there was something wrong with the tape, like it was in slow motion. We played it on another cassette player. We played the other tapes. They're all the same. Lloyd James reads this book one syllable at a time and sounds like a 5 year old that is trying to sound out every word. It goes so unnaturally slow that I thought the cassette spool must be warped. One star is too high.

In A Kid's Words.......2000-07-06

Teddy Roosevelt, Rough Rider is interesting because it is a biography and history of Teddy Roosevelt as a child. He liked natural history and even stuffed the animals he caught himself - yuck! When he grew up and was president, he was involved in saving park and forest land and wildlife. Yellowstone Park was one of the parks he helped with. He had asthma but he wanted to build up his body to be strong, so he did a lot of sports like boxing and horseback riding. He liked to read and write books. A funny part of the story involved frogs, but you'll have to read it yourself to find out!

In A Kid's Words.......2000-07-06

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Abraham Lincoln and His Ancestors

Abraham Lincoln and His Ancestors
Ida M. Tarbell
Manufacturer: Bison Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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"I found it an inspiring thing to trace the roads these seven successive generations of Lincoln pioneers traveled, to look upon the remains of their homes, reconstruct from documents and legends their activities, judge what manner of men and women they were, the place they held among their fellows. In these wanderings the whole history of the United States seemed to unroll before me. In this Lincoln migration we have the family history of millions of our contemporaries."—Ida M. Tarbell, in her preface.

Young Samuel Lincoln, who had been apprenticed as a weaver in England, arrived in the Puritan colony of Boston Bay in 1637. Ida M. Tarbell traces the generations from Samuel to Abraham Lincoln, offering rich details of character and circumstance and showing that the president’s ancestors were not precisely as his detractors painted them. She takes Abraham Lincoln from the cabin of his birth to the White House, where he is introduced to a nation in crisis.

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Abraham Lincoln and His Ancestors.......2001-02-14

This is one of the best books that I have read on the Lincoln family history. The accurate accounts of President Lincoln's family has enlightened me greatly in that his family was not a bunch of poor people, but was mostly made up of well to do land owners, and very successful pioneers; people that helped to make this country great.

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A Enjoyable Book.......1999-12-16

A easy read tale with the basic facts. A great book for kids with a fun side. Using it on a report as a source is great.

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