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	• The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library Paperbacks) Edmund Morris Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2001 - 920 pages average customer review:based on 179 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Should be Required Reading for Civil Servants

The lessons learned from Roosevelt and illustrated by Morris are essential to any budding civil servant:

Lesson 1: A Free & Independent Press is Crucial for Reform. Even though individual people may be Democrats, Republicans, Greens and Independents, the public as a whole wants the right thing to happen. It is the duty of the press to put these issues of public concern to the forefront and it is the duty of the civil servant to put important issues in the press not just once, but again and again until the public is adequately informed and then the public can act or choose not to act.

Lesson 2: Organizational Loyalty Can Block the Right Thing From Happening. Roosevelt helped to weaken the well organized Democratic "machine politicians" of Tammany Hall as well as going against the machine politicians in his own Republican party when they blocked the path to reform.

TR was appointed to more positions than he was elected to, but he never let the loyalty to those who appointed him surpass the loyalty to "the people." For example, President Benjamin Harrison (R) appointed TR (also R) as a Civil Service Commissioner. The majority of the prominent people investigated and prosecuted when TR performed as Civil Service Commissioner were Republicans much to the horror of his own party loyalists. Those who take tax dollars for their salary need to remember where true loyalty lies.

Lesson 3: Be Obnixious!
TR brought public issues to the forefront via the press by being obnoxious about it. A small quote about civil service reform in the papers was not good enough. He needed to accuse, berate and in some cases belittle the oposition. While I do not think personal attacks are the way to go, a lesson can be learned about TR's persistence. He did not let things die. He just kept plugging away.

This is a well written book that should be required reading for all people employed in government.

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excellent condition

The paperback book was in excellent condition. Even with the added cost of postage it was still much less than buying new in the local bookstore ! I would do business with this company again. ! Thank you !

Used book on Roosvelt

Book arrived on time and had obviously been read before. It was in good condition.

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Absolutely Brilliant, Inspiring

Bottom line: this was one of the finest, if not the finest, books I've ever read.

Having read this book's successor, "Theodore Rex," previously (which I reviewed favorably), I figured this book would be similarly dense and, though enjoyable, somewhat challenging at times. Nothing could have been further from the truth. I read this book in about two weeks despite its length (albiet with very little else to do), and I was easily reading over 50 pages in a sitting. Morris tells TR's life story with such passion and vitality that it is easy to forget that you are reading about a real-life character. Early on, some of TR's exploits are hard to relate to, as he was a typical upper-class young man of the day whose experiences are totally foreign, extravagant, and, to be frank, downright strange (the word "twit" kept popping in my mind throughout the first hundred pages or so).

That said, Morris still makes things interesting and it is once Roosevelt starts going on his trips to the West and running for the New York Assembly that the story really comes to light. TR's life is nothing short of incredible, and Morris does such a great job at pointing out the major events in his life that I had no problem distinguishing what TR did during each phase of his life, both professional and personal. My favorite part of the book was towards the end (it kept getting better), when TR becomes Assistant Secretary of the Navy and leads the Rough Riders across Cuba, thought Morris discusses episodes from throughout his life. Punching out deadly cowboys, killing wild beasts, facing down Indians and bandits, and running through a hail of Spanish rifle fire stand out in my mind, but there are countless examples of Roosevelt's unbelivable exploits, all tied together masterfully in this book.

Morris's greatest achievement in this book is making the reader truly want to be like Roosevelt. Especially if you are in some sort of leadership or managerial position, this is a must read. Roosevelt had his weaknesses, to be sure, but his strengths come to light in Morris's account, and I actually found myself striving to be like Roosevelt at work (trust me, this has never happened to me before after reading a book, particularly regarding someone that died nearly a century ago). Roosevelt is the embodiment of a born leader. He overcame adversity (physically, at least) from birth, took unpopular stances consistently throughout his distinguished career, yet still won over those for whom he was responsible and did things others deemed impossible.

I would reccomend this to anybody. Read this book. You won't regret it.

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The Best Biography of pre-presidential TR

This book is the definitive biography of TR's life prior to becoming president. I have often told people that if it were written as fiction, no one would read it because it would be too far-fetched. The people spring to life, and the reader feels as though he were right there with them. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt is not just one of the best books on TR, it is one of the best biographies ever written.

Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic," The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt becoming president.

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