Carry a Big Stick

Roosevelt: A Giant Among LeadersTheodore Roosevelt stands out asone of the most exceptionalleadersin American history. He was a devotedhusband and father, a politician, a soldier, a war journalist, an editor, a cattle rancher, a scientist, a writer, an athlete, a hunter, and a diplomat.While the list of his exploits seems imposing, it was his passionate commitment to what he believed was right and good and true that was dynamically compellingeven tothose who opposed him.Theodore Roosevelt was a hero.In this thought-provoking lookat his leadership in action, we see why he not only earned the respect and admiration of his contemporaries, but why, even today, he continues to capture our imagination.FormeTheodore Roosevelt has always been a caricature, a political cartoon with a stick and coke-bottom glasses, riding up San Juan hill. Now, through this wonderful retelling of his life, this larger-than-life image has become a real, living and breathing personstill large, to be sure, and most definitely now alive.Michael Card,best-selling recording artist, songwriter, and author