Harness, Cheryl

Four titles, two books for children and two for adults, come under scrutiny in this edition of the “Book Reviews” section. Linda E. Milano praises Cheryl Harness’s biography Young Teddy Roosevelt, especially its illustrations, and she finds that A Christmas Tree in the White House, though fiction, still teaches important lessons about conservation. Randall Holdridge highlights the five journeys undertaken by Louis Abernathy and Temple Abernathy, the sons of John R. Abernathy, a friend of Theodore Roosevelt and United States Marshal for Oklahoma. Holdridge asserts that Bud & Me: The True Adventures of the Abernathy Boys demonstrates the inspirational value of Roosevelt’s character. 

 

Grace Frisone says that The Birth of American Imperialism does not break much new ground, but that it does acknowledge the importance of Roosevelt to turn of the twentieth-century American foreign policy. Frisone also says that this work, written in Italian, brings a European perspective to the study of American history. A photograph from the 1998 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appears in the section.

 

 

Duane G. Jundt reviews six children’s books on Theodore Roosevelt for readers ages four and up. The titles include a novel, graphic novel, a large format picture book, and biographies. Jundt assesses each work with an emphasis on each title’s attention to historical accuracy, and he highlights the illustrations and their effectiveness in conveying the story found in each book. Jundt finds the oversized picture book biography of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, What to Do About Alice?, the best title in the group due largely to the illustrations of Ed Fotheringham. 

The essay is populated with seven illustrations from Cheryl Harness’s The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Empire America.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2010