.: Mornings on Horseback

 

The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore

Roosevelt

David McCullough

 

 

Mornings on Horseback provides a unique view into portions of Theodore Roosevelt's life which he kept private throughout his public life. Almost none of the valuable information that David McCullough has recorded here comes out in President Roosevelt’s autobiography. A study of this most American president would not be complete without Mornings on Horseback. Some of the key content includes: a history of Theodore Roosevelt’s family, and particularly the strong and lovable character of his father; young Theodore’s battle with athsma; and Theodore’s first love and wife. There is no question that President Theodore Roosevelt was a great values based leader. He had a public persona that was larger than life. Mornings on Horseback gives insight into the man behind the man. It tells us how young Theodore grew to be President Theodore Roosevelt.