Pringle's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography not only chronicles the incidents that shaped Roosevelt's career but also offers insight into the character and mind of this colorful american president. Index.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-10
0156889439
ISBN-13
9780156889438
eBay Product ID (ePID)
67594
Product Key Features
Book Title
Theodore Roosevelt : a Biography
Author
Betsy Harvey Kraft, Henry F. Pringle
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year
1956
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
456 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Item Weight
0.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"colorful biography...carefully chosen details...reproductions of Roosevelt's illustrated letters are particularly captivating...a lively portrait of an American hero." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Publishers Weekly "an excellent job of portraying...Roosevelt's larger-than-life persona...captured in both the text and...many period photographs...highly recommended" VOYA (VOICE OF YOUTH ADVOCATES) VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) "Kraft 'talks history' to her readers...strong narrative...paint[s] a picture of both character and temperament...adriotly includes historical background" THE HORN BOOK Horn Book "handsome biography...Kraft has a knack for beginning chapters with a storyteller's flair, drawing readers in...vivid portrayal...informative... entertaining" BOOKLIST Booklist, ALA "Richly illustrated . . . this handsome book provides a fascinating glimpse into . . . a major figure in American history."--School Library Journal, starred. School Library Journal, Starred