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TR Videos & DVDs:

A&E Biography: Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider to Rushmore. A splendid video portrait of TR. Edition Details: Approx. 1 hour. Features contemporary interviews with TR scholars and descendants filmed in color, along with rare black & white archival footage of TR in action. Our Price: $14.95 Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt. Available on DVD. Narrated by George C. Scott and directed by Harrison Engle, The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt does a splendid job of revealing the life and times of our 26th president, the youngest man to ever hold the office. Here is TR in all his glory: outdoorsman, Rough Rider, political leader, and "trust buster." Rare film footage highlights this look at the man who helped set the tone for America's place in the 20th century. DVD, 94 mininutes. List Price: $24.99 ~ Our Price: $22.49. Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.

Theodore Roosevelt Documentary from PBS's The American Experience(1997). Two VHS videotapes. List Price: $29.98 ~ Our Price: $26.98. Ships in 3-5 days.

TR Books:

Recently published books concerning TR, his politics, and his family ...

Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris. The long-anticipated follow-up to Morris's Pulitizer Prize-winning The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt promises to be the TR publishing event of the decade. "Displaying a rich collection of vivid anecdotes, Mr. Morris provides a brilliant account of Theodore Roosevelt's nearly seven and a half years in power." -- Edward J. Renehan Jr., writing in The Wall Street Journal. Hardcover, 864 pages. List Price: $35.00 ~ Our Price: $24.50. NEW PAPERBACK EDITION published October 2002. List Price: $16.95 ~ Our Price: $11.87. A 30% savings.

Published September 2002: First Great Triumph: How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power by Warren Zimmermann. The Americans in question are TR, Alfred Thayer Mahan, John Hay, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Elihu Root. Hardcover, 533 pages, including 16 pages of photographs. Published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. List Price: $30.00. Our Price: $21.00.

Published October 2002: Theodore Roosevelt : A Strenuous Life by Kathleen Dalton. Hardcover. List Price: $35.00 ~ Our Price: $24.50.

Published October 2002: Crucible of Empire, a novel by John Edwards. Paperback. List Price: $24.95 ~ Our Price: $24.95.

Published February 2002: Theodore Roosevelt Jr.: The Life of a War Hero by H. Paul Jeffers. The new biography of TR Jr. published by Presidio Press. Hardcover, 282 pages. List Price: $27.95. Our Price: $19.57.

Additional titles:

African Game Trails by Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt's own account of his 1909 safari in East Africa. Hardcover. Published by St Martins Press in 1988. List Price: $24.95 ~ Our Price: $17.47. Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Boys of '98: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders by Dale L. Walker “This lively and carefully detailed narrative of one of the more unlikely military units and of a short, savage war, celebrates some gallant men and catches their nation at the moment it emerged as a world power.” -- Kirkus Reviews. Paperback, 304 pages. Published May 1998. List Price: $14.95 ~ Our Price: $10.47. Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.

Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt! by Jean Fritz. Illustrated by Mike Wimmer. Today's preeminent biographer for young people brings to life our colorful 26th president: Conservationist, hunter, family man, and politician. For ages 9 - 12. An ALA Notable Book. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year. Reprint Edition. Paperback, 128 pages. Published by Paper Star. Publication date: January 1, 1997. Our Price: $5.99. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

John Burroughs: An American Naturalist by Edward J. Renehan Jr. Here, in a new paperback edition, is the acclaimed bio of TR's colleague and friend, the nature-writer John Burroughs (1837-1921). Burroughs lived and worked on the banks of the Hudson River in New York and authored more than 25 books, among them Camping and Tramping with Roosevelt. "[Renehan reveals] a far more complex and interesting man than other biographers have described." -- Sunday New York Times Book Review. Paperback, 358 pages. Published by Black Dome Press. Our Price: $19.95. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

A Christmas Tree in the White House by Gary Hines. Illustrated by Alexandra Wallner. President Theodore Roosevelt announces that there will be no White House Christmas tree because cutting down trees is against his conservation efforts. Bitterly disappointed, his youngest sons Quentin and Archie can't imagine Christmas without a tree and become determined to smuggle one into the Executive Mansion. Reading level: Ages 4-8. Hardcover - 32 pages. Published September 1998 by Henry Holt & Company, Inc. List Price: $15.95 ~ Our Price: $11.17. Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours.

Edith Kermit Roosevelt : Portrait of a First Lady by Sylvia Jukes Morris. "Marvelously full-blooded, engagingly written." - Newsweek. "An endlessly engrossing book, at once of historical and human importance... Morris's indefatigably busy camera catches everything that is catchable. The result is a narrative that one will want to return to and mull over, conscious of the hundred and one details that might have been missed the first time around, and with a reader's freedom to speculate that Morris admirably denies herself." - R.W.B. Lewis. List Price: $17.95 ~ Our Price: $12.57. Usually ships in 24 hours.

Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism by Char Miller. The critically-acclaimed bio of TR's friend and colleague in conservation. Hardcover, 384 pages. Publisher: Island Press. Published November 2001. List Price: $28.00 ~ Our Price: $19.60.

Hunting Trips of a Ranchman & The Wilderness Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt. Two of TR’s best books on hunting and natural history are here brought together in one elegant, attractive volume. Hardcover. Published by Modern Library. Publication date: October 1, 1996. List: $24.95 ~ Our Price: $17.47. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Lion's Pride: Theodore Roosevelt & His Family in Peace and War by Edward J. Renehan Jr. "[THE LION'S PRIDE] provide[s] a revealing portrait of the old Anglo-Saxon elite that once dominated American society. No family personified that elite quite like the Roosevelts. - Robert Merry, President & Publisher of Congressional Quarterly, writing in The New York Times Book Review. "Renehan's book is not a political or military history, but for those who aspire to a fuller understanding of Roosevelt's character, it is vital. ... Renehan's portraits of the children further enrich a superb, real-life family saga."- Jay Freeman, writing in Booklist. Hardcover - 336 pages - Illustrated - Published by Oxford University Press. Our Price: $30.00. Ships immediately.

Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough. Discover the world of the young Theodore Roosevelt -- a remarkable little boy seriously handicapped by asthma who successfully struggles to achieve robust manhood. Paperback. Published by Simon & Schuster. Publication date: May 1, 1982. List: $16.00 ~ Our Price: $11.20. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Naval War of 1812 by Theodore Roosevelt. Introduction by Dr. John Gable, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association. First published when Theodore Roosevelt was just 23, The Naval War of 1812 remains a classic. Paperback - 560 pages. Published May 1999 by The Modern Library; ISBN: 0375754199 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.73 x 9.24 x 6.13. List Price: $15.95 ~ Our Price: $11.17. Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.

Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter by Theodore Roosevelt. A splendid collection of TR's hunting essays. Paperback, 369 pages. Published by Stackpole Books. Publication date: August 1, 1991. List: $19.95 ~ Our Price: $13.97. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris. Morris's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography follows Theodore Roosevelt’s life up to his elevation to the Presidency. New revised paperback edition. List price: $17.95 ~ Our price: $12.57. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Roosevelt Cousins: Growing Up Together, 1882-1924 by Linda Donn. The story of TR's children and their various cousins in Hyde Park and elsewhere. Published by Knopf in October 2001. Hardcover, 257 pages. Illustrated with many photographs. List Price $30.00 ~ Our Price $21.00. Ships within 24 hours.

A Rough Ride to Albany: Teddy Runs for Governor by John Corry. "A Rough Ride to Albany is exciting and colorful political history, and covers, with a thoroughness seen in no previous book, Theodore Roosevelt's campaign for Governor of New York in 1898. Those interested in Roosevelt's career or in politics in general will benefit from reading it." - Dr. John A. Gable, Ph.D., Executive Director, Theodore Roosevelt Association. Hardcover, 320 pages. Published by Fordham Univerity Press in November, 2000. Illustrated with numerous photos. List Price: $24.95 ~ Our Price: $17.47. Usually ships in 2-3 days.

The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt. TR's personal recollections of the First Volunteer Cavalry in the Spanish-American War. Composed within weeks of the battles described, TR's gripping account is remains today a classic piece of writing in the genre of military memoir. Paperback, 256 pages. Published by The Modern Library. List Price: $12.95 ~ Our Price: $10.36. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

Santiago Rag by Al Gowan. "A magnificent novel, the product of painstaking historical research. Al Gowan has constructed his story of the Spanish-Cuban-American War so that the personality and actions of each character pulls us along to the surprising outcome. The exuberant Theodore Roosevelt is impeccably rendered. But more important, Gowan brings to light the valor, pride and patriotism of the Cuban mambi." -- Jose A. Adan, Academia de la Historia de Cuba. Publication date: June 1998. Paperback, 320 pages (June 22, 1998). Published by Access Press. Our Price: $13.95. Availability: Ships within 24 hours.

Teddy Roosevelt's Elk by Brenda Z. Guiberson. Illustrated by Patrick O'Brien. As Teddy Roosevelt breaks camp on the western plain, an elk calf is born on the Olympic Mountains. Nearby, a great bull sharpens his antlers, bobwhites call from the sagebrush, and a waterfall glitters in the sunlight. Full color. For ages 9 - 12. School & Library Binding, 32 pages. Published by Henry Holt & Co. Publication date: September 1, 1997. List: $15.95 ~ Our Price: $11.17. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

Theodore Roosevelt by Louis Auchincloss. A stunning, vivid portrait of this great president, in clear and precise language. Published by Holt in Januaray 2002. Hardcover, 192 pages. List Price: $20.00 ~ Our Price $14.00.

Theodore Roosevelt - An American Mind: A Selection from His Writings. Edited by Mario R. Dinunzio. A vibrant collection of some of TR's most important and memorable public utterances. Reprint Edition. Paperback. Published by Penguin USA (Paper). Publication date: October 1, 1995. List: $15.00 ~ Our Price: $10.50. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

Theodore Roosevelt : An Autobiography. TR’s story in his own words. Paperback, 615 pages. Published by Da Capo Press. Publication date: April 1, 1988. List: $20.00 ~ Our Price: $14.00. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

Theodore Roosevelt: A Life by Nathan Miller. Paperback Reissue (February 1994). William Morrow & Co. List: $17.95 ~ Our Price: $ 12.57. Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.

Theodore Roosevelt Takes Charge by Nancy Whitelaw. Although born with debilitating asthma, Theodore Roosevelt had supportive parents, a strong will, and an intense desire to learn. Nancy Whitelaw shows how the combination of these and other factors made it possible for Roosevelt to lead an extraordinary, productive life. Whitelaw's biography, illustrated with more than 70 photographs, is absorbing and complete. Written for children ages 9 - 12. School & Library Binding, 192 pages. Published by Albert Whitman & Co. Publication date: March 1992. Our Price: $14.95. Availability: This item usually ships within 2-3 days.

The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America by James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn. An engaging study of Theodore, Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, and their shared vision. Paperback issued by Grove Press in February 2002. 688 pages, with photos. List Price: $18.00 ~ Our Price: $12.60. Usually ships within 24 hours.

Young Teddy Roosevelt by Cheryl Harness. Reading Level: Ages 9-12. Harness's picture-book biography covers the early part of Roosevelt's life, beginning with his sickly childhood and concluding with his being sworn in as president of the U.S. Hardcover, 48 pages. Published by the National Geographic Society. Publication date: April 1998. List: $17.95 ~ Our Price: $12.57. Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.

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