The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, a Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History by Lunde, Darrin
The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, a Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History by Lunde, Darrin

The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, a Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History

Winner of the inaugural Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize A captivating account of how Theodore Roosevelt's lifelong...
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The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, a Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History by Lunde, Darrin

The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, a Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History

$40.78
The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, a Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History by Lunde, Darrin

The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, a Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History

$40.78
Author: Darrin Lunde
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Winner of the inaugural Theodore Roosevelt Association Book Prize

A captivating account of how Theodore Roosevelt's lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America's wildlife conservation movement and determined his legacy as a founding father of today's museum naturalism.

No U.S. president is more popularly associated with nature and wildlife than is Theodore Roosevelt--prodigious hunter, tireless adventurer, and ardent conservationist. We think of him as a larger-than-life original, yet in The Naturalist, Darrin Lunde has firmly situated Roosevelt's indomitable curiosity about the natural world in the tradition of museum naturalism.

As a child, Roosevelt actively modeled himself on the men (including John James Audubon and Spencer F. Baird) who pioneered this key branch of biology by developing a taxonomy of the natural world--basing their work on the experiential study of nature. The impact that these scientists and their trailblazing methods had on Roosevelt shaped not only his audacious personality but his entire career, informing his work as a statesman and ultimately affecting generations of Americans' relationship to this country's wilderness.

Drawing on Roosevelt's diaries and travel journals as well as Lunde's own role as a leading figure in museum naturalism today, The Naturalist reads Roosevelt through the lens of his love for nature. From his teenage collections of birds and small mammals to his time at Harvard and political rise, Roosevelt's fascination with wildlife and exploration culminated in his triumphant expedition to Africa, a trip which he himself considered to be the apex of his varied life.

With narrative verve, Lunde brings his singular experience to bear on our twenty-sixth president's life and constructs a perceptively researched and insightful history that tracks Roosevelt's maturation from exuberant boyhood hunter to vital champion of serious scientific inquiry.

Author: Darrin Lunde
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 04/11/2017
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780307464316

About the Author

DARRIN LUNDE is a Supervisory Museum Specialist in the Division of Mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Previously, he worked at the American Museum of Natural History, where he led field expeditions throughout the world. Lunde has named more than a dozen new species of mammals and provided valuable scientific insights on hundreds of others. He lives in Maryland.


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