Publisher's Synopsis
Theodore Roosevelt was a writer, naturalist soldier and 26th President of the United States. His military exploits and his love of nature are well known. While spending 2 years at his ranch in the badlands of the Dakotas, Roosevelt became increasingly aware of the environment and the need to preserve it. The Winning of the West is a 4 volume set covering the years from 1769 to 1807. Although Roosevelt is not always an unbiased historian, his writing in this first volume is full of descriptions and adventure sure to captivate the reader.
