"Great-Heart": The Life Story of Theodore Roosevelt

"Great-Heart": The Life Story of Theodore Roosevelt

The purpose of the writer has been to show why Rudyard Kipling thought Theodore Roosevelt the incarnation of Bunyans character Great-Heart, and to reflect the romance and inspiration contained in Roosevelts life. The work has been approached from the viewpoint of one who was not a partisan; of one disposed to be critical; of one who, however, viewing Roosevelts career as a whole, was so moved by its grandeur that he became impelled to play what part he could in perpetuating the memory of this inspiring American among his people. Moreover, there was a natural attraction to write of him whose career from birth to death was a panorama of adventure and climax and achievement; of him whose life had in it those elements which create literaturethat human stuff that makes immortal such books as Plutarchs Lives and Robinson Crusoe. Full justice to his subject the author could not hope to render. Powerful indeed will be the pen that adequately describes Roosevelts life of struggle and triumph, with its warfare against bodily handicaps and political prejudice; warfare against wild beasts in dense jungles; warfare against hunger and exhaustion on inconceivably hard journeys of exploration; warfare against predatory wealth; warfare against men in high places who would grind the faces of the poor; warfare to prepare America to stamp out forever militarism and bloodshed; warfare to lead the race to the loftiest goals. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 49317
Author: Henderson, Daniel
Release Date: Jun 29, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Darling, Jay N. (Jay Norwood), 1876-1962