Theodore Rex, Edmund Morris

Any book about a presidency is doomed to put me to sleep. Teddy was an entertaining individual, but his personality couldn't fully shine through the clouds of the public icon he was expected to be. I will say that one chapter in Theodore Rex was mind-blowing- "The Black Crystal", written about Theodore's journey through the west during a campaign trail. It is the most moving chapter about Western frontier that I've ever read. It's comforting to know that a man as renowned as Teddy had the same appreciation and wonder for natural beauty that I have, and revisiting some of the places I've seen in my travels brought threads of nostalgia to my memory. That chapter alone elevates Theodore Rex to 3 stars.