Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting Patriot

Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting Patriot

First edition cover
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Follett
Publication date	1953
Publication place	United States
Pages	218

Theodore Roosevelt, Fighting Patriot is a 1953 children's biography of Theodore Roosevelt written by American author Clara Ingram Judson and illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund. It covers his sickly youth growing up in New York, college life at Harvard University, marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, entry into state politics as assemblyman, time with the Rough Riders in the Spanish–American War, elevation to President after the assassination of William McKinley, and finally his death in 1919. ^[1]

Reception

The book earned a Newbery Honor in 1954, Judson's second (1947). ^[2] The New York Times review called it a "virorous portrait" and a "faithful likeness of the great leader". ^[3]

References

1. Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. p. 177-178. ISBN   1-59158-313-6.
2. "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
3. W, G. a (February 14, 1954). "A Big Stick; THEODORE ROOSEVELT: Fighting Patriot. By Clara Ingrain Judson. Illustrated by Lorence F. Bjorklund. 218 pp. Chicago: Wilcox & Follet Company. $3.50". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved February 11, 2025.

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