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The rise of Theodore Roosevelt
1979·886 pages
Pulitzer-winning biography of Theodore Roosevelt’s adventurous rise from sickly child to the U.S. presidency.
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Pulitzer-winning biography of Theodore Roosevelt’s adventurous rise from sickly child to the U.S. presidency.
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Biography of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, detailing his life from birth (1858) to his ascendancy to the Presidency (1901). This is the first book in Edmund Morris's trilogy on Roosevelt (followed by Theodore Rex and Colonel Roosevelt). It won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Bibliography or Autobiography and the 1980 National Book Award in Biography.
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Sexual content
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Courtship, marriages, and grief over a spouse’s death; no explicit content
Violence & gore
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Spanish-American War combat including San Juan Hill; hunting; assassination
Profanity
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Occasional mild period language in quotes and dialogue
Substance use
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Social drinking of the era mentioned in passing
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Passing references to family faith and religious upbringing
Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central focus on reform politics, corruption fights, and rise to power
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Childhood illness; wartime deaths; hunting; political machine cruelty
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