

The Strenuous Life
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Narrator: Adriel Brandt
Unabridged: 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Audio Sommelier
Published: 05/13/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Us History, Literary Collections
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Narrator: Adriel Brandt
Unabridged: 29 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Audio Sommelier
Published: 05/13/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Us History, Literary Collections
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.
Theodore Roosevelt needs no introduction. However, much of his writings do. This collection of essays, including the Strenuous Life, is a good starting point for getting to know the Roosevelt that stated: "speak softly and carry a big stick". His essays here do not speak so softly, but they do carry......more
Unfortunately, this speech was somewhat weak in articulating the virtues of "virility" and "the strenuous life" and was also weak in clear-headed, unsuperstitious reasoning; instead, it preached quite intolerably the collectivism and typically modern superstition of nationhood, complete with such tr......more
Roosevelt must be taken as a man of his time and — by virtue of his accomplishments and sheer willpower — one of the greatest men of his time. His energy, discipline, and zeal were admirable, even though their ends were not always wise or right. He is at his best when applying the philosophy of the......more
A historical and courageous book that any young man should read. It highlights the importance of pressing on even admits the toil that life brings. “There is no effort, without error or shortcomings.” So press on, be courageous, and always move forward in this life.......more