by Bret Baier
First published 2025
Bret Baier examines the remarkable trajectory of Theodore Roosevelt, America's most unconventional commander in chief. The Fox News anchor traces Roosevelt's transformation from privileged New York aristocrat to Western rancher, where he earned respect among cowboys and adopted their values of courage and authenticity. Baier chronicles Roosevelt's political ascent through the New York State legislature, where he battled corruption, his tenure as police commissioner walking night beats to oversee his officers, and his governorship challenging entrenched power. The biography explores Roosevelt's dual nature as both obsessive naturalist who collected hundreds of animal specimens and bold military leader of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. Baier shows how Roosevelt's battlefield heroics launched his national political career. The book details Roosevelt's transformative presidency, during which he injected energy and innovative thinking into the White House while establishing America's prominence internationally. Through meticulous research, Baier reveals how Roosevelt's passion and daring fundamentally reshaped presidential possibilities and left a lasting impact on the nation.
Genres: biography, history, 20th-century, american, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-figure, transformation
Setting: New York, America
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century
416 pages · Hardcover · Mariner Books