Teddy Roosevelt

Focuses on the childhood of the dynamic president, describing how Teddy worked hard to improve his poor health and developed a lifelong interest in nature and the conservation of natural resources. The book begins with an excited eight-year-old Teddy enjoying a trip to New York City in 1866. He gains a first-hand exposure to the city’s social inequality and is deeply affected; eventually growing up to be a president keenly interested in social reform.