The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt

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The story of seven men--a naturalist, a writer, a lover, a hunter, a ranchman, a soldier, and a politician--who merged at the age of 42 to become the youngest President in history.;Prologue : New Year's Day, 1907 -- Part one : 1858-1886. The very small person -- The mind, but not the body -- The man with the morning in his face -- The swell in the dog cart -- The political hack -- The cyclone Assemblyman -- The fighting cock -- The dude from New York -- The honorable gentleman from the Twenty-First -- The Delegate At Large -- The cowboy of the present -- The four-eyed maverick -- The long arm of the law -- The next mayor of New York -- Interlude : Winter of the blue snow, 1886-1887 -- Part two : 1887-1901. The literary feller -- The silver plated Reform Commissioner -- The dear old beloved brother -- The universe spinner -- The biggest man in New York -- The snake in the grass -- The glorious retreat -- The hot weather Secretary -- The Lieutenant Colonel -- The Rough Rider -- The wolf rising in the heart -- The most famous man in America -- The boy governor -- The man of destiny -- Epilogue : September 1901.