A biography of Theodore Roosevelt, covering the years 1858 to 1901, before he became the youngest President of the United States.

Includes index. Continued by: Theodore Rex.

Prologue : New Year's Day, 1907 -- Part one : 1858-1886. The very small person -- The mind, but not the body -- The man with the morning in his face -- The swell in the dog cart -- The political hack -- The cyclone Assemblyman -- The fighting cock -- The dude from New York -- The honorable gentleman from the Twenty-First -- The Delegate At Large -- The cowboy of the present -- The four-eyed maverick -- The long arm of the law -- The next mayor of New York -- Interlude : Winter of the blue snow, 1886-1887 -- Part two : 1887-1901. The literary feller -- The silver plated Reform Commissioner -- The dear old beloved brother -- The universe spinner -- The biggest man in New York -- The snake in the grass -- The glorious retreat -- The hot weather Secretary -- The Lieutenant Colonel -- The Rough Rider -- The wolf rising in the heart -- The most famous man in America -- The boy governor -- The man of destiny -- Epilogue : September 1901.