''Theodore Rex'' (2001) is a biography of U.S. President

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written by author Edmund Morris. It is the second volume of a trilogy, preceded by the

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-winning ''

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'' (1979) and succeeded by ''

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'' which was published on November 23, 2010. ''Theodore Rex'' covers the years of the

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, from 1901 to 1909, covering events such as the construction of the

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, as well as the Roosevelt Administration's political, diplomatic and military exploits during the aforementioned period.

Critical reception

In ''

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'', critic Ryan L. Cole praised the book along with the rest of the trilogy. He said that ''Theodore Rex'' showed the

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of Roosevelt's life in a way that is "epic in scope and vast in detail". The book won the 2001 ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for Biography.

Notes

References

* Morris, Edmund (2002)
''Theodore Rex.''
New York: Random House.

External links

*C-SPAN ''Q&A'
Interview with Morris on his Roosevelt trilogy
November 21, 2010 2001 non-fiction books American biographies Books about Theodore Roosevelt Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt Random House books {{US-poli-bio-book-stub