The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America

The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
Douglas Brinkley (Author)
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Nature & Ecology

"Douglas Brinkley brings to this magnificent story of Theodore Roosevelt's crusade on behalf of America's national parks the same qualities that made TR so fascinating a figure—an astonishing range of knowledge, a superb narrative skill, a wonderfully vivid writing style and an inexhaustible energy."
—Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals

A vast, inspiring, and enormously entertaining book.”
— New York Times Book Review

From New York Times bestselling historian Douglas Brinkley comes a sweeping historical narrative and eye-opening look at the pioneering environmental policies of President Theodore Roosevelt, avid bird-watcher, naturalist, and the founding father of America’s conservation movement—now approaching its 100th anniversary.

• Rank: #1036 in eBooks
• Published on: 2009-07-15
• Released on: 2009-07-28
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Description #1 by BzOverstock:

Douglas Brinkley has brought us an important, deeply researched, compellingly readable and inspiring story. Exactly a century after his Presidency, there could not be a better time to revisit and celebrate TR's unfinished environmental legacy.To understand America, you need to appreciate Teddy Roosevelt. Doug Brinkley brilliantly uses the lens of Roosevelt's love of nature to show why he is so influential, fascinating, and relevant to our own times. This wonderful book is as vibrant as he was.No president has been a greater champion of our natural worldespecially its wildlifethan Theodore Roosevelt. Now that extraordinary force of nature has his own champion in Douglas Brinkley's stirring account of the man who turned our attention to conservation and the many glories of our American landscape.What an absolutely perfect match between subject and writer. This is a major contribution to our understanding not only of Roosevelt but of the historic movement to save our wilderness.

Description #2 by Biblio.com:

Harper Perennial. PAPERBACK. 0060565314 Student Edition. Missing up to 10 pages. Heavy wrinkling from liquid damage. Does not affect the text. Heavy wear wrinkling creasing Curling or tears on the cover and spine May be missing front or back cover. May have used stickers or residue. Poor binding causing loose and torn pages. Heavy writing highlighting and marker. . Fair.

Description #3 by Magazines.com:

One of the Best Books of the Year The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Kansas City Star, The Chicago Tribune, and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch In this monumental biography, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley examines the life and achievements of Theodore Roosevelt, our 'naturalist president,' and his tireless crusade for the American wilderness--a legacy now more important than ever.