Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt

Book

McKinley Birthplace Museum

Lion in the White House front

Name/Title

Lion in the White House: A Life of Theodore Roosevelt

Entry/Object ID

2015.4.114

Description

Biography of Theodore Roosevelt. This hard bound book has a dust jacket. The front cover features a painted portrait of Theodore Roosevelt holding a stick or cane. The cover is bounded by a gold line, with scroll work at each of the corners. Doris Kearns Goodwin's review excerpt is in white and gold lettering near the upper right corner. The title is written in gold lettering over the President's portrait, with the subtitle in white lettering under it. Letters are all capitals. A golden scroll is beneath the subtitle. The author's name is written in gold letters at the bottom. There is a brown and white "Bargain Priced" sticker near the lower right corner, with "Only $7.98" in black letters on the sticker. The spine is beige with brown letters. The back has "The First 'Modern' President" written in gold letters at the top, followed by a brief synopsis of the book in white letters. There is a golden scroll beneath the synopsis. Roosevelt's hands holding the stick (as seen on the front cover) are near the bottom of the back cover. A white rectangle with the bar scan code is at the lower right corner. This hard bound book has a dust jacket. The front cover features a painted portrait of Theodore Roosevelt holding a stick or cane. The cover is bounded by a gold line, with scroll work at each of the corners. Doris Kearns Goodwin's review excerpt is in white and gold lettering near the upper right corner. The title is written in gold lettering over the President's portrait, with the subtitle in white lettering under it. Letters are all capitals. A golden scroll is beneath the subtitle. The author's name is written in gold letters at the bottom. There is a brown and white "Bargain Priced" sticker near the lower right corner, with "Only $7.98" in black letters on the sticker. The spine is beige with brown letters. The back has "The First 'Modern' President" written in gold letters at the top, followed by a brief synopsis of the book in white letters. There is a golden scroll beneath the synopsis. Roosevelt's hands holding the stick (as seen on the front cover) are near the bottom of the back cover. A white rectangle with the bar scan code is at the lower right corner.

Collection

Scarmuzzi

Acquisition

Accession

2015.4.0

Source or Donor

Patricia A. Scarmuzzi

Acquisition Method

Gift