01453cam a2200313 4500 1262076675 TxAuBib 090218s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780060565282 0060565284 9780060565312 0060565314 (OCoLC)20593 TxAuBib Brinkley, Douglas. The wilderness warrior : Theodore Roosevelt and the crusade for America / Douglas Brinkley. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, 2009. xv, 940 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [831]-896) and index. Evaluates Theodore Roosevelt's role in launching modern conservationsim, identifying the contributions of such influences as James Audubon and John Muir while describing how Roosevelt's exposure to natural wonders in his early life shaped his environmental values. Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919. Conservation of natural resources United States History. Nature conservation United States History 20th century. Presidents United States Biography. Conservationists United States Biography. United States Politics and government 1901-1909. United States Politics and government 1909-1913.