Any book about a presidency is doomed
to put me to sleep. Teddy was an entertaining individual, but his personality
couldn't fully shine through the clouds of the public icon he was expected to
be. I will say that one chapter in Theodore
Rex was mind-blowing- "The Black Crystal", written about
Theodore's journey through the west during a campaign trail. It is the most
moving chapter about Western frontier that I've ever read. It's comforting to
know that a man as renowned as Teddy had the same appreciation and wonder for
natural beauty that I have, and revisiting some of the places I've seen in my
travels brought threads of nostalgia to my memory. That chapter alone elevates
Theodore Rex to 3 stars.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Theodore Rex, Edmund Morris
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