Theodore Roosevelt: The Autobiography (Unabridged)
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3.8 • 8 Ratings
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- $25.99
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- $25.99
Publisher Description
"I am a presidential history buff or a nut, as my wife might say. I love reading about bygone times of Grover Cleveland, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and my favorite president of all is Theodore Roosevelt. Why Roosevelt you might ask. Well, to try and keep it simple, he was real - what you saw is what you got. I identify with him in a lot of ways. Allow me to explain. He was a big game hunter, yet he formed sanctuaries and parks for preservation. I can see that I don’t hunt personally but have friends that do and I don’t condemn them for it. I love animals and yet I would kill one if it meant my family was going to starve. He left office as secretary of the navy to join a fight against Spain. No one would ever do that, especially in our society today.
Roosevelt was a cowboy, a boxer, a politician, a war hero, a father, a devoted husband, and most of all, a real human being. I hope you will listen to this book in his own words and get to know one of America's presidents, and I hope that you will come to appreciate him as much as I have." (Tim Simpson, 2019)
Customer Reviews
A great classic ruined by the narrator
This is a definite classic written by one of the most influential figures in history, it is a phenomenal book with great literary content most of which is still relevant today, and yet the narrator manages to turn it into a tragic example of dismal production value. His intonation makes you fall asleep, the quality of the recording sounds like a 25 hour voice message, not to mention his frequent throat clearing and his getting lost in the text resulting in skipping and repeating not just words, but entire sentences throughout the entire text, makes this version of the book a serious affront to the author and everything he represents.