![]() Morris received his early education in Kenya after which he attended Rhodes University in South Africa. This profile may contain books from multiple authors of this name.Įdmund Morris, actor, playwright, author of screenplaysĮdmund Morris was a writer best known for his biographies of United States presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. a worthy close to a trilogy sure to be regarded as one of the best studies not just of any president, but of any American.”- San Francisco Chronicle Packed with more adventure, variety, drama, humor, and tragedy than a big novel, yet documented down to the smallest fact, this masterwork recounts the last decade of perhaps the most amazing life in American history. What other president has written forty books, hunted lions, founded a third political party, survived an assassin’s bullet, and explored an unknown river longer than the Rhine? Of all our great presidents, Theodore Roosevelt is the only one whose greatness increased out of office. This biography by Edmund Morris, the Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning author of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex, marks the completion of a trilogy sure to stand as definitive. ![]() A moving, beautifully rendered account.”-Fred Kaplan, The Washington Post “Colonel Roosevelt is compelling reading, and Morris is a brilliant biographer who practices his art at the highest level. ![]()
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