The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt and His Times Contributor(s): Charyn, Jerome (Author) |
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ISBN: 1631496662 ISBN-13: 9781631496660 Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Humorous - General |
Dewey: 813.54 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 304 pages |
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Publisher Description: Widely considered "one of our most rewarding novelists," Jerome Charyn "has upped the ante" (Larry McMurtry) by re-creating the voice of Theodore Roosevelt through his derring-do adventures as New York City police commissioner, Rough Rider, and soon-to-be twenty-sixth president. Beginning with his sickly childhood and concluding with McKinley's assassination in 1901, Charyn positions Roosevelt as a fearless crime fighter and pioneering environmentalist who would grow up to be our greatest peacetime president. With an operatic cast, including "Bamie," his handicapped older sister; Eleanor, his gawky little niece; as well as the devoted Rough Riders; the novel memorably features the lovable mountain lion Josephine, who helped train Roosevelt for his "crowded hour," the charge up San Juan Hill. "Graced with vivid, vigorous writing" (Gerard Helferich, Wall Street Journal), The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King is a rollicking work of historical fiction that will appeal to fans of Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. |
Contributor Bio(s): Charyn, Jerome: - Jerome Charyn's stories have appeared in The Atlantic, Paris Review, American Scholar, Epoch, Narrative, Ellery Queen, and other magazines. His most recent novel is I Am Abraham. He lived for many years in Paris and currently resides in Manhattan. |