America's 250: The President’s Club with Historian Peter Vermilyea

In-Person & on Zoom:

Join us each month for one year as we explore 12 influential Presidents through selected biographies spanning from George Washington through John F. Kennedy.  

March Selection: 

We will be exploring Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris - 2001 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography.

"Take a deep breath and dive into Theodore Rex, Edmund Morris’s sequel to his 1979 masterpiece, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. . . . He writes with a breezy verve that makes the pages fly.”—The New York Times Book Review

Theodore Rex is the story—never fully told before—of Theodore Roosevelt’s two world-changing terms as President of the United States. A hundred years before the catastrophe of September 11, 2001, “TR” succeeded to power in the aftermath of an act of terrorism. Youngest of all our chief executives, he rallied a stricken nation with his superhuman energy, charm, and political skills. He proceeded to combat the problems of race and labor relations and trust control while making the Panama Canal possible and winning the Nobel Peace Prize. But his most historic achievement remains his creation of a national conservation policy, and his monument millions of acres of protected parks and forest.

Physical books are available at OWL to borrow and e-books and e-audio books are instantly available for OWL card holders. 

For registration & Zoom link, click here: https://www.owlibrary.org/presidents-club.aspx