📚 Two Books: I Rose Like a Rocket : Thedore Roosevelt, The Roosevelts

A superb and thematically perfect 2-book bundle on America's most consequential political dynasty — the Roosevelts. Pairing a focused political biography of Theodore Roosevelt's early rise with a sweeping multigenerational family saga spanning Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor, this lot offers an unmatched dual perspective on the family that shaped American history more profoundly than any other of the 20th century. An ideal pairing for American history enthusiasts, presidential biography collectors, students of the Progressive Era and New Deal, and anyone captivated by the remarkable story of this uniquely American dynasty. Praised by the New York Times Book Review as truly first-rate, this is serious and deeply enjoyable history at its finest.

Books Included in This Lot (as shown in photo):

• I Rose Like a Rocket: The Political Education of Theodore Roosevelt by Paul Grondahl (Hardcover) - A richly researched and vividly written biography focusing on the formative political years of Theodore Roosevelt — his rise through New York politics, his early battles against corruption, and the making of one of America's greatest and most dynamic presidents. Drawing on new archival sources, Grondahl brings the young Teddy Roosevelt to life with remarkable energy and detail.

• The Roosevelts: An American Saga by Peter Collier with David Horowitz (Trade Paperback) - The sweeping multigenerational biography of the entire Roosevelt dynasty, from Theodore's Rough Rider heroics and presidency through Franklin's transformative New Deal and wartime leadership and Eleanor's emergence as one of the great humanitarian figures of the 20th century. Praised by the New York Times Book Review as fascinating reading with evenhanded descriptions that are among the most remarkable virtues of popular history, this is the definitive one-volume account of America's greatest political family.