Dakota

As with most of Braun’s books it was entertaining from start to finish. It is a work of fiction that does manage to catch the spirit of Roosevelt and how the West influenced his life just after the untimely death of his wife and mother in the same day. I chuckle a bit at the readers who read Braun an......more

This was my introduction to Teddy Roosevelt, who I have been wanting to read about for a long time. Not a fan of the writing style--Braun tries to write history like it's a novel, filling in gaps in dialogue and perhaps more with his imagination--but I came away from it thoroughly impressed with Roo......more

I found it interesting that I loved the parts of the book where Roosevelt is in New York- and I was puzzled as to why I lost interest when he was in Dakota. I wanted to like this book- but I couldn't keep interested with the "out west" characters.......more