The Rise of Theodore RooseveltClassic · Biography, History, Nonfiction
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
1979 · 816 pages · Nonfiction
70
Classic
★ 4.22 on Goodreads · 63K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 20 hours to read · about 6 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (Biography) winner (1980). On the Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction list. 4.22★ from 63K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
70Must-Read Score
- Readers79 out of 100 · counts 40%+37
- Critics85 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+30
- Bestseller22 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #20 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #30 of the 154 history books we rank
- #39 of the 520 classics we rank
- #111 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize (Biography) winner (1980)
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction
Reads as
True story
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