The perilous adventures of the Cowboy King : a novel of Teddy Roosevelt and his times
Charyn, Jerome2019
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Raising the literary bar to a new level, Jerome Charyn re-creates the voice of Theodore Roosevelt, the New York City police commissioner, Rough Rider, and soon-to-be 26th president through his derring-do adventures, effortlessly combining superhero dialogue with haunting pathos. Beginning with his sickly childhood and concluding with McKinley's assassination, the novel positions Roosevelt as a 'perfect bull in a china shop', a fearless crime fighter and pioneering environmentalist who would grow up to be our greatest peacetime president. With an operatic cast, including 'Bamie', his handicapped older sister; Eleanor, his gawky little niece; as well as the devoted Rough Riders, the novel memorably features the lovable mountain lion Josephine, who helped train Roosevelt for his 'crowded hour', the charge up San Juan Hill.
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Author:
Charyn, Jerome, author
Imprint:
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2019.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781631493874 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
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BRN:
1887456
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