''Theodore Rex'' (2001) is a biography of U.S. President

Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...

written by author Edmund Morris. It is the second volume of a trilogy, preceded by the Pulitzer Prize-winning '' The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt'' (1979) and succeeded by '' Colonel Roosevelt'' which was published on November 23, 2010. ''Theodore Rex'' covers the years of the

presidency of Theodore Roosevelt The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt started on September 14, 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States upon the assassination of President William McKinley, and ended on March 4, 1909. Roosevelt had been th ...

, from 1901 to 1909, covering events such as the construction of the

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, as well as the Roosevelt Administration's political, diplomatic and military exploits during the aforementioned period.

Critical reception

In ''

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'', critic Ryan L. Cole praised the book along with the rest of the trilogy. He said that ''Theodore Rex'' showed the apotheosis of Roosevelt's life in a way that is "epic in scope and vast in detail". The book won the 2001 ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Biography.

Notes

References

* Morris, Edmund (2002)
''Theodore Rex.''
New York: Random House.

External links

*C-SPAN ''Q&A'
Interview with Morris on his Roosevelt trilogy
November 21, 2010 2001 non-fiction books American biographies Books about Theodore Roosevelt Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt Random House books {{US-poli-bio-book-stub