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The Naturalist: Theodore Roosevelt, a Lifetime of Exploration, and the Triumph of American Natural History
By : Darrin Lunde
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Book Synopsis :
A captivating new account of how Theodore Roosevelt s lifelong passion for the natural world set the stage for America s wildlife conservation movement and determined his legacy as a founding father of today s museum naturalism No U.S. president is more popularly associated with nature and wildlife than is Theodore Roosevelt prodigious hunter, tireless adventurer, and ardent conservationist. We think of him as a larger-than-life original, yet in The Naturalist, Darrin Lunde has firmly situated Roosevelt s indomitable curiosity about the natural world in the tradition of museum naturalism. As a child, Roosevelt actively modeled himself on the men (including John James Audubon and Spencer F. Baird) who pioneered this key branch of biology by developing a taxonomy of the natural world basing their work on the experiential study of nature. The impact that these scientists and their trailblazing methods had on Roosevelt shaped not only his audacious personality but his entire career,
Book Detail :
Author : Darrin Lunde
Pages : 352 pages
Publisher : Crown Publishing Group (NY)
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ISBN-10 : 0307464318
ISBN-13 : 9780307464316
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