The Naval War of 1812, Theodore Roosevelt
The Naval War of 1812, Theodore Roosevelt
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The Naval War of 1812

Author: Theodore Roosevelt

Narrator: Paul Costanzo

Unabridged: 15 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/30/2012

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Published when Theodore Roosevelt was only twenty-three years old, The Naval War of 1812 was immediately hailed as a literary and scholarly triumph, and it is still considered the definitive book on the subject. It caused considerable controversy for its bold refutation of earlier accounts of the war, but its brilliant analysis and balanced tone left critics floundering, changed the course of U.S. military history by renewing interest in our obsolete forces, and set the young author and political hopeful on a path to greatness. Roosevelt's inimitable style and robust narrative make The Naval War of 1812 enthralling, illuminating, and utterly essential to every armchair historian.

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 Mitch on April 04, 2008

So far, The CV of TR is such that I want to kill myself for lack of effort in life - I have done nothing...yet. John Burroughs the Nature-Writer wrote "Roosevelt was a many-sided man and every side was like an electric battery..."......more

Goodreads review by Dayla on November 24, 2022

I enjoyed hearing Roosevelt’s version of the Naval War of 1812 because of his efforts to “set the record straight.” Apparently the Wm. James version retold the battles through the eyes of Britain’s superior naval power, where every win is due to talent and discipline, and every loss is due to the tr......more

Goodreads review by Phrodrick slowed his growing backlog on May 23, 2017

Bully Plus Broadsides - Wooden Ships and Iron Men What most readers may not know is that this book was something of a standard history at the U S Navel Academy and in British universities. TR was a very much a superior historian, if still a man of his times. This is a critical history and not for lig......more

Goodreads review by Maxwell on February 28, 2024

Well, this was an exhausting book. To be frank, I skimmed many pages of this 1882 due to how in depth the content was and how the book was published. Nonetheless, I will cover its positives and negatives. On the one hand, Theodore Roosevelt wrote a great research project on the naval aspect of the War......more

Goodreads review by Eric S on July 30, 2018

Interesting read but not for someone who isn't into history and doesn't have at least a passing knowledge of how sailing ships operate. The language is very much 19th Century. The author does a very good job of presenting both sides. The descriptions of vessel weight, tonnage, crew strength and arma......more

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