Mornings On Horseback (Abridged): The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt Audiobook

" I loved to learn about Roosevelt's family life. I enjoyed the history of Theodore's Mother, Father, and Aunts and Uncles more than I enjoyed the sections about his own life. This book gives many great prospectives about this great man that will be hard to find in other bios, such as Theodore Rex. He is a product of his family life. "

" 1st book read about T.R. by one of the best authors of history. "

" I enjoyed this book on TR, by David McCullough, although I don't think it was as good as the other two I read by him, John Adams and Truman. I think far too much time was spent on Roosevelt's early battles with asthma. It was interesting reading about it, but just too much time and detail was devoted to it. I would have liked it better if that had been cut shorter and some time was spent on Roosevelt's later political life, rather than ending it basically with his run for Mayor of NYC. All in all, though, it was a good read, especially if you are into political history. "

" An intimate biography of Teddie Roosevelt's early life as a sickly child growing up in a privileged family. McCullough shows how Roosevelt's close family, his travels, and intense grief all shaped this future president. "

" This book humanizes Teddy Roosevelt by examining his fascinating childhood, family, and education. A gorgeous biography in that sense. For people who are more interested in the human character development than in the 19th century political history, the politics chapters are obvious and skippable I suppose. "

" Wish it would have gone longer and covered his presidency "

" A really good look at T. Roosevelt and his younger years. I actually started to read this because I was interested in his involvement in housing conditions of the poor in New York, and this book really broadened my view of the former president. "

" Who does not love TR? Public image aside this is an intensely personal look at the man behind the public stereotype that has become the norm. Flawed human, yes, but that makes the read all the more compelling. "

" I only wish this one went on for more years of TR's life !!! McCullough is the man !!! "

" Not as great as I had hoped, but still worth the time. "

" McCullough is my favorite nonfiction author. He made me curious to learn more about Teddy Roosevelt (the book stops before Roosevelt becomes president). I also grew to appreciate the many great qualities of Teddy Roosevelt and his family, especially their honesty and sense of family. "

" This is a wonderful book, about Teddy Roosevelt before he became president. His years in Oyster Bay..was sorry when I finished it. "

" MCcoulgh did a great job on a fascinating Individual. "

" Enjoyed reading the first part of the book about his family and their lives. When it got into politics it was a bit boring. "

" 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. "

" Made me a fan of TR and McCullough -- with one book. That's an accomplishment. I particularly liked the insight it provides on TR and early 20th C US, living in the shadow of decisions people made during the Civil War. Probably a connection we appreciate too little. "

" Great book. Fantastic author. I love biographies, and historical fictional biographies also. "

" Took a while to get into, but I did enjoy it. I'm no history buff, so it was fun for me towards the end to recognize some of the other historical characters mentioned. Good learning experience as I know next to nothing about history. "

" This book is marvelous, it's stuck with me for years. "

" The subtitle of this book describes it well - definitely worth the read. "

" McCullough is a genius writer who makes historical figures vividly human for the reader. "

" One of my favorite books. Teddy Roosevelt was an amazing force of nature. The author takes you into his achievments and joy as well as his heartbreak and pain. This book gave me a great appreciation of President Theodore Roosevelt. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Great read of a fascinating man and time. "

" A wonderful book about my favorite President :) "

" Wonderful insight to the times and history of the era and a unique family. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have two favorite Teddy Roosevelt biographies -- this one and the one I read in 6th grade. "

" 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. "

" This was recommended by a friend. I'll let you know "

" 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. "

" Interesting history, focused on his childhood and family life. "