From the author of the acclaimed Five of Hearts, this highly praised, spell-binding biography is the definitive account of TR's final decade, the most poignant -- and in some ways, the most heroic -- years of his extraordinary life. Drawn from a wealth of new materials, this is a remarkable portrait of a remarkable man.

Drawn from a wealth of new materials offering important new insights into Teddy Roosevelt's final decade, this spellbinding biography takes its title from Roosevelt's sense of himself as a man summoned to the heroic. of photos.

"A triumph of high achievement, one no history buff, nor anyone fascinated with character, should miss." -- Jay Strafford, Richmond Times Dispatch