Title: The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America
First published: December 27, 2007
Description: "We knew toil and hardship and hunger and thirst . . . but we felt the hardy life in our veins, and ours was the glory of work and the joy of living."
-Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt is one of Americaas liveliest and most influential figures. He was a scholar, cowboy, war hero, explorer, and a brilliant politician. As president, Rooseveltas far-reaching policies abroad and at home forever changed both our nationas place in the world and the life of every modern American.

Fascinating details and an intimate, fast-paced narrative explore the heroic life and complex world of an American icon.
Subjects: Juvenile literature, Presidents, Biography, Roosevelt, theodore, 1858-1919, Roosevelt, theodore, 1858-1919, juvenile literature, Presidents, united states, Presidents, united states, juvenile literature