- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: OUP USA; New Ed edition (6 Jan 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0195134249
- ISBN-13: 978-0195134247
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.7 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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"A wonderful book about one of America's leading families. No father, no son, no mother, no daughter could read it without tears. The Roosevelts--not just TR but the whole family--are larger than life, real heroes, the kind of men and women we would all like to be. Recommended without reservation--and with heartfelt thanks to Edward Renehan for a truly great read."--Stephen E. Ambrose, author of Undaunted Courage and Citizen Soldiers
"Since this is the centennial of the Spanish-American War, books on Theodore Roosevelt and his era have been falling like rain. Renehan's book is not a political or military history, but for those who aspire to a fuller understanding of Roosevelt's character, it is vital. Despite his blistering public image, Roosevelt was a gentle, if occasionally stern, parent who was intimately involved in his children's daily lives. Of course, he strove to inculcate them with his ideas of honor and duty. Thus, he was deeply wounded and guilt-stricken when his you
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In The Lion's Pride, Edward J. Renehan, Jr. vividly portrays the grand idealism, heroic bravery, and reckless abandon that Theodore Roosevelt both embodied and bequeathed to his children and the tragic fulfillment of that legacy on the battlefields of World War I. Drawing upon a wealth of previously unavailable materials, including letters and unpublished memoirs, The Lion's Pride takes us inside what is surely the most extraordinary family ever to occupy the White House. Theodore Roosevelt believed deeply that those who had been blessed with wealth, influence, and education were duty bound to lead, even perhaps especially if it meant risking their lives to preserve the ideals of democratic civilization. Teddy put his principles, and his life, to the test in Spanish American war, and raised his children to believe they could do no less. When America finally entered the "European conflict" in 1917, all four of his sons eagerly enlisted and used their influence not to avoid the front lines but to get there as quickly as possible. Their heroism in France and the Middle East matched their father's at San Juan Hill. All performed with selfless some said heedless courage: Two of the boys, Archie and Ted, Jr., were seriously wounded, and Quentin, the youngest, was killed in a dogfight with seven German planes. Thus, the war that Teddy had lobbied for so furiously brought home a grief that broke his heart. He was buried a few months after his youngest child. Filled with the voices of the entire Roosevelt family, The Lion's Pride gives us the most intimate and moving portrait ever published of the fierce bond between Teddy Roosevelt and his remarkable children.
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At one o'clock in the afternoon of 1 July 1898, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt led his Rough Riders in two daring charges up Kettle Hill and the adjacent San Juan Ridge, just outside the city of Santiago, Cuba, in a pivotal battle of the Spanish-American War. Read the first page
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At one o'clock in the afternoon of 1 July 1898, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt led his Rough Riders in two daring charges up Kettle Hill and the adjacent San Juan Ridge, just outside the city of Santiago, Cuba, in a pivotal battle of the Spanish-American War. Read the first page
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Format:Hardcover
While this book is not a history book per se, mainly because the author tends to gloss over certain details, this is a very interesting and compelling study of the nature and character of Theodore Roosevelt and his four sons. This subject is one that is usually glossed over in the history books, and I for one am glad to see a treatment of the subject, especially one as easily understood as this is. If you are interested at all in Theodore Roosevelt, I must recommend this book.
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Renehan is one of the best popular historians at work today. In THE LION'S PRIDE, he provides an engrossing read and a unique angle of vision on a figure we all thought we knew well: Theodore Roosevelt. Here we have a sympathetic and totally new interpretation of TR. Here we see him as a devoted and idolized father, as a romanticizer of warfare, and [in the end] as a tragic antihero as these two key elements of his personality collide.
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Teddy Roosevelt loved war and encouraged his sons to serve in World War I. This book seeks to show how the views of Roosevelt the Rough Rider were reflected in the life and service of his sons (and daughter). This is a semi-tragic story and well told. My reluctance to give it 5 stars is simply that it doesn't quite have the page turning fascination of Morris's Rise of Theodore Roosevelt.
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