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A Bully Father: Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children
Written by Joan Paterson Kerr and Theodore Roosevelt
Narrated by John McDonough
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Theodore Roosevelt was a colorful adventurer, statesman, and president. But he always felt that the most essential role he played was that of father to his six children. In A Bully Father, noted historical editor Joan Paterson Kerr brings together a collection of his letters, spanning the years between 1898 and 1919, which convey all the boundless affection he felt for his family. Although Roosevelt's responsibilities often took him far from home, he remained keenly interested in the daily lives of his four sons and two daughters. Even as he watched steam shovels dig the Panama Canal, he wrote letters filled with vivid, accessible anecdotes to his children. Countless questions about their adventures, friendships, and activities sprinkle the pages. Always a prolific reader and writer, Roosevelt composed an astonishing 150,000 letters by the time he died in 1919. Jean Paterson Kerr's perceptive biographical essay helps the listener see this lively, carefully selected part of the collection as an absorbing family chronicle.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Teddy Roosevelt’s letters to his children provide a wonderful picture of his devotion. Many are interesting and delightful, though as the book goes on there is repetition of content in his letters to the younger children. For entertainment the episode of Quentin’s snakes is not to be missed, and for sagacity see TR’s advice to Ted when his oldest son is contemplating a military education and career.And has any President other than TR engaged in Japanese-style wrestling with legit Japanese wrestlers inside the White House? I bet not. Teddy was doing it three times a week. How can you not want to know more about a guy like that?
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Such a great insight into the personal life and intimate principles of such an influential man.Reading what becomes of his children is equal parts exciting and harrowing for this still young parent.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It is an incredible fact of life that only about 15 years ago people would write, send and receive hundreds of letters per year, while nowadays a letter written in long-hand is a rarity. Generations of children are growing up without receiving a letter, either from parents or friends.Theodore Roosevelt's letters to his children is a collection of letters written by President Theodore Roosevelt to his children between 1898 and 1911.The Roosevelts had a large family. Despite his busy work as President, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt kept up a regular correspondence with his children, sending individual letter to Ethel, Ted, Jr., Kermit, and Archibald, "Archie". The letters are rarely about Roosevelt's work as President. They mainly address topics of interest to the children, at different ages, such as their reading of Dickens, and holidays. Many letters contain beautiful references to natural history.Theodore Roosevelt's letters to his children were a bestseller in the United States, and are still very readable today.