It was a pleasure to meet the real Rough Rider and Bull Moose in his most difficult moments, in The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey. Although it was very disquieting to learn the harsh fate of his sons.
This is quite a good book, which deftly shows the value of civic virtues we have long since left behind, for better or worse. It also keeps the advertised suspense going all the way, though I felt at times the author was padding the story. Still, it’s primarily an intensely interesting bit of little-remembered history that’s well worth your time and money.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 