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Lion In The White House Book Report
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“The Lion in the White House”, written by Aida D. Donald, is a book about the life of Theodore Roosevelt. She descriptively tells about Roosevelt’s life, beliefs, accomplishments, and leadership. The biography starts off from his first word to his last breath. Roosevelt was a writer, cowboy, politician, environmentalist, and president. In shorter words he was his own limelight. At the age of 42 he became the youngest president of the United States of America. Although he may seem very strong, he was weak as a child. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City. HE was born into an old rich, Dutch aristocratic family and the second child of four. Theodore suffered from bronchial asthma through his childhood. Theodore’s nick mane as a child was Teedie. He was a spindly little boy, had large teeth, light hair, and blue eyes. During the Civil War his father believed in the Union and his mother believed in the Confederates because her family owned slaves. His Aunt Anna always told tales of the Bulloch family’s brave military role in the Revolution. Teedie mostly sided with his father. Roosevelt stated that his father was “the best man I ever knew, but the only man of whom I was ever afraid.” (Donald 11.) At age 10 he began to write a diary describing his adventures when he found creatures. He was interested in natural history and mostly studied birds. At age 12 he was still puny and an indoor boy so he started developing a chest and arms by lifting and boxing. In 1872, at the age of 18, he entered Harvard College and was the only child in the family to seek a higher education. He hoped to become a scientist. Theodore chose the life of the mind. In 1878, his father dies of peritonitis. The death of his father sent Theodore into a maelstrom. However, he went back to Harvard and led the Roosevelt family to be strong. In the fall of 1878 he met

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