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Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt Audiobook
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FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF JOHN ADAMS
Winner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography, Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as a masterpiece by Newsday, it is the story of a remarkable little boy -- seriously handicapped by recurrent and nearly fatal attacks of asthma -- and his struggle to manhood.
His father -- the first Theodore Roosevelt, "Greatheart," -- is a figure of unbounded energy, enormously attractive and selfless, a god in the eyes of his small, frail namesake. His mother -- Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt -- is a Southerner and celebrated beauty.
Mornings on Horseback spans seventeen years -- from 1869 when little "Teedie" is ten, to 1886 when he returns from the West a "real life cowboy" to pick up the pieces of a shattered life and begin anew, a grown man, whole in body and spirit.
This is a tale about family love and family loyalty...about courtship, childbirth and death, fathers and sons...about gutter politics and the tumultuous Republican Convention of 1884...about grizzly bears, grief and courage, and "blessed" mornings on horseback at Oyster Bay or beneath the limitless skies of the Badlands.
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"Another great read from David McCullough. This one is about Theodore Roosevelt but instead of focusing on the later life events we are all aware of (president, etc), he chooses to focus on his early life and basically asking the question "What made him the man he was?". Fascinating. "
— Dan (4 out of 5 stars)
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“A fine account of Roosevelt’s rise to manhood, well written and, like its subject, full of irrepressible vitality.”
— Denver Post -
“This is a marvelous chronicle of manners and morals, love and duty, and as captivating as anything you will find between book covers in a long while.”
— Detroit News
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A New York Times bestseller
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Winner of the 1981 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography
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A 1982 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Biography/Autobiography
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Winner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography
Mornings on Horseback Listener Reviews
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" The book went into way too much detail about the minutiae of everyday daily life. I was looking for more stories of what made Teddy Roosevelt the outlandish and larger than life person he was. "
— Charlie, 6/27/2011 -
" Just rereading this after loaning it to a young man facing some of the difficulties the young TR faced. It touched me as much almost 15 years ago. We need a few more Teddy Roosevelts in 21st century America. "
— Barbra, 6/3/2011 -
" Great read of a fascinating man and time. "
— Sue, 6/1/2011 -
" A wonderful book about my favorite President :) "
— Ginny, 5/22/2011 -
" Wonderful insight to the times and history of the era and a unique family. "
— Lee, 5/19/2011 -
" Actually I would give the first half of the book 5 stars. I didn't finish it only because it began to revolve around hunting and it lost its appeal to me. But he was truly a fascinating man, and I fell completely in love with his father. "
— Julie, 5/12/2011 -
" Teddy Roosevelt as a child and young man. In the beginning it is difficult to keep father and son Theodores straight. TR Jr. is definately an "interesting" child. "
— Cheryl, 5/10/2011 -
" I have two favorite Teddy Roosevelt biographies -- this one and the one I read in 6th grade. "
— Ddelmoni, 5/6/2011 -
" A tribute to the family - especially the father that shaped this very influential President of the United States. Roosevelt is a classic example of how our weaknesses become our strengths as he overcame his physical limitations. "
— Karen, 5/2/2011 -
" This was recommended by a friend. I'll let you know "
— Martha, 4/7/2011 -
" Interesting history, focused on his childhood and family life. "
— Amy, 3/18/2011
About David McCullough
David McCullough (1933-2022), acclaimed historian and #1 New York Times bestselling author, twice won the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books are 1776, Brave Companions, The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, The Greater Journey, and The Wright Brothers. He was awarded numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award, and more than forty honorary degrees. In 1995, the National Book Foundation conferred on him its lifetime Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
About Nelson Runger
Nelson Runger’s voice has been recorded in dozens of audio productions and won him two AudioFile Earphones Awards. His ability to convey difficult, scholarly material with eloquence and ease has earned him critical acclaim, including an AudioFile Best Voice in Biography & History for his reading of Nixon and Kissinger.