Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt
The father is the first Theodore Roosevelt, a figure of unbounded energy, enormously attractive and selfless, a god in the eyes of his small, frail namesake. The mother, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt, is a Southerner and a celebrated beauty, but also considerably more, which the book makes clear as never before. There are sisters Anna and Corinne, brother Elliott (who becomes the father of Eleanor Roosevelt), and the lovely, tragic Alice Lee, TR's first love. All are brought to life to make "a beautifully told story, filled with fresh detail", wrote The New York Times Book Review.
A book to be read on many levels, it is at once an enthralling story, a brilliant social history and a work of important scholarship which does away with several old myths and breaks entirely new ground. It is a book about life intensely lived, about family love and loyalty, about grief and courage, about "blessed" mornings on horseback beneath the wide blue skies of the Badlands.
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73 Reviews
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 08, 2008 Type: User Review |
An early McCullough Gem
One of McCullough's early books, 'Mornings on Horseback' may surprise readers more accustomed to the author's definitive treatments of Harry Truman or John Adams. The intentions of 'Mornings on Horseback' are slightly more modest than either of...
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 4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 05, 2008 Type: User Review |
Mornings on Horseback
This is the wonderful story of the personal life of Theodore Roosevelt. If you love American history and admire TR, this is a must-read. I have bought it for members of my family who can't get enough of this man. We have read the biographies of...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 10, 2008 Type: User Review |
This Book Answers: What made Teddy Roosevelt Tick?
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jun 09, 2008 Type: User Review |
McCullough never disappoints....
`Mornings on Horseback' by David McCullough
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: May 09, 2008 Type: User Review |
Details....
Great details. I have no idea and how long it must take to do the research but I always enjoy Mr. McGullough's books. He lets you see the human side of heros without tearing them down but showing true life.
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 05, 2008 Type: User Review |
Not McCullough's Best
David McCullough's "Mornings on Horseback" is a biography of Theodore Roosevelt's early life, tracing his family background and telling the story of his youth until the time of his second marriage at age twenty-eight. The book's subtitle is "The...
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 3.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Feb 24, 2008 Type: User Review |
Unique family; informative work; a real history lesson
David McCullough is a world renowned and respected historian and Mornings on Horseback certainly reflects his noteworthiness. This work is remarkable in the volume of well researched information on the Roosevelt family (there is a significant...
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5.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Dec 09, 2007 Type: User Review |
Bully!
The reader will find an affinity and greater understanding towards "Teedie" after reading this well-written and well-researched biography of TR's early years. How is life is presented to the reader helps to explain why and how this great American...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 19, 2007 Type: User Review |
Interesting biography of not just TR, but his family as well
David McCullough once again really had me enjoying reading about someone I have never been particularly interested in. This telling of TR's life story is different from most in that the story ends before he makes a big name in politics. TR would...
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4.00/5 |
| From: Amazon Posted: Sep 11, 2007 Type: User Review |
American Aristocrat
I commend the author for forging a career as a non-academic historian. Few of our tenured scholars write this well, few could get tenure in this day and age expressing affection and admiration for this great republican President and his family of...
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