Mornings on Horseback
Simon & Schuster
1981
445
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as a masterpiece by Newsday, it also won the Los Angeles TimesBook Prize for Biography. Now with a new introduction by the author,Mornings on Horseback is reprinted as a Simon & Schuster Classic Edition.
Mornings on Horseback is about the world of the young Theodore Roosevelt. It is the story of a remarkable little boy, seriously handicapped by recurrent and nearly fatal attacks of asthma, and his struggle to manhood: an amazing metamorphosis seen in the context of the very uncommon household (and rarefied social world) in which he was raised.
This book describes Roosevelt’s youth and how TR’s father pushed him and all of his siblings from an early age both by his constant positive encouragement and by his own tireless examples. The level of attention the Roosevelts gave to excelling them selves and their society is really evident in this book. The Roosevelt’s were extremely wealthy and their wealth was put to good use exposing their children to as much culture and as many experiences as their money would allow. Through this, The strong family ties come through in the time and attention that his father gives to his children.
