A Bully Father, Theodore Roosevelt
A Bully Father, Theodore Roosevelt
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A Bully Father
Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children

Author: Theodore Roosevelt, Joan Paterson Kerr

Narrator: John McDonough, Nelson Runger

Unabridged: 8 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/04/2011

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

Theodore Roosevelt was a colorful adventurer, statesman, and president. But he always felt that the most essential role he played was that of father to his six children. In A Bully Father, noted historical editor Joan Paterson Kerr brings together a collection of his letters—spanning the years between 1898 and 1919—which convey all the boundless affection he felt for his family. Although Roosevelt’s responsibilities often took him far from home, he remained keenly interested in the daily lives of his four sons and two daughters. Even as he watched steam shovels dig the Panama Canal, he wrote letters filled with vivid, accessible anecdotes to his children. Countless questions about their adventures, friendships, and activities sprinkle the pages.    Always a prolific reader and writer, Roosevelt composed an astonishing 150,000 letters by the time he died in 1919. Jean Paterson Kerr’s perceptive biographical essay helps the listener see this lively, carefully selected part of the collection as an absorbing family chronicle.

About Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was the twenty-sixth president of the United States. He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party of 1912. Before becoming president in 1901, he held offices at the city, state, and federal levels. Roosevelt was the force behind the completion of the Panama Canal, sent the Great White Fleet on a world tour to demonstrate American power, and negotiated an end to the Russo-Japanese War, for which he won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in any field. Roosevelt is also known for his achievements as a naturalist, explorer, hunter, soldier, and author. His published works include Rough Riders, The Strenuous Life, Hunting Trips of a Ranchman and Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeannette on November 06, 2019

I am a huge fan of Theodore Roosevelt and really enjoyed reading these letters written to his children during his presidency. No wonder he was so beloved as a father. He was genuinely smitten with all his children and in love with his wife Edith and was not afraid to show it. These letters provide s......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on June 06, 2019

From my site: cdoylehughes.com. I am a pretty big Theodore Roosevelt fan. Last year, our county library had their annual book sale, and I bought every biography on TR that I could find. I planned to start them in January as there were already some other books I was reading that needed to be finished.......more

Goodreads review by Pat on September 26, 2020

A Bully Father by Joan Paterson Kerr is a great follow-up to David McCullough’s “Mornings on Horseback”. It follows the death of TR’s first wife and continues with the marriage of TR to longtime friend, Edith. Subsequently, they add 5 more children, for a total of 6. The first 85 pages of the book ar......more

Goodreads review by Eddie on January 25, 2019

Everything I read about the great Theodore Roosevelt the more and more I love him. He not only was an exceptional leader and conservationist but a wonderful father.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on January 21, 2009

This book shows the private Theodore Roosevelt, just as colorful and amazing as the public one and immensely touching. He himself said that his most important job was being a father, and he carried out that responsibility to the hilt even while he was president. With a young family moving into the W......more

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