From New York Times bestselling historian Douglas Brinkley comes a sweeping work of environmental history and an eye-opening look at the pioneering policies of President Theodore Roosevelt, avid bird-watcher, naturalist, and the founding father of America’s conservation movement. In this groundbreaking epic Theodore Roosevelt biography, Douglas Brinkley draws on never-before-published materials to examine the life and achievements of our “naturalist president.” By setting aside more than 230 million acres of wild America for posterity between 1901 and 1909, Theodore Roosevelt made conservation a universal endeavor. This crusade for the American wilderness was perhaps the greatest U.S. presidential initiative between the Civil War and World War I. Roosevelt’s most important legacies led to the creation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and passage of the Antiquities Act in 1906, laying the groundwork for the national parks system. His executive orders saved such treasures as Devils Tower, the Grand Canyon, and the Petrified Forest. This definitive account of our naturalist president reveals: The Birth of Conservation: Explore the untold story of how Roosevelt, an avid bird-watcher and naturalist, channeled his passion for the American wilderness into a revolutionary political crusade. - A Presidential Legacy: Discover how his administration set aside more than 230 million acres of land and laid the groundwork for the National Park System, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Antiquities Act. - Never-Before-Published Materials: Drawing on newly unearthed letters and journals, Brinkley offers a fresh, groundbreaking perspective on the life and achievements of America’s conservationist president. - Epic American History: A sweeping narrative that captures a pivotal era, detailing perhaps the greatest U.S. presidential initiative between the Civil War and World War I. “Dramatic and entertaining. . . . A grand book. . . . Brinkley is a talented chronicler of the heroic deeds of bands of brothers. . . . This compelling and impressively well-researched book is by far the best and most detailed story of the Roosevelt administration’s fight for conservation.” - Kathleen Dalton, The Boston Globe “A stupendous new work. . . . Brinkley, one of America’s most energetic and engaging historians, uses Theodore Roosevelt’s surpassing love of animals and the outdoor life as the organizing force in The Wilderness Warrior . This is biography at its absolute finest: learned and thorough, to be sure, but also lively and surprising and adventurous―much like the man whose life it so bewitchingly chronicles. . . . With so many biographers having lined up to take a crack at Roosevelt, it’s astonishing that The Wilderness Warrior is as fresh as a sunrise. . . . Thanks to Roosevelt, we have national game preserves and national forests. And thanks to Brinkley, we have this brilliant, exhilarating portrait of a president and his unquenchable passion for the natural world.” - The Chicago Tribune “A masterful look at TR as environmental crusader and ultimate outdoorsman. . . . An engrossing, compellingly written book. . . . Roosevelt is the very man we need today as the number of species in America continues to decline. . . . Brinkley’s Roosevelt is P.T. Barnum, Walt Whitman, and Captain Ahab all rolled into one.” - The Los Angeles Times “Monumental. . . . Roosevelt’s energy and enthusiasm crackle off the pages.” - The Richmond Times-Dispatch “What an absolutely perfect match between subject and writer. This is a major contribution to our understanding not only of Roosevelt but of the historic movement to save our wilderness.” - Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of Team of Rivals “Douglas Brinkley has brought us an important, deeply researched, compellingly readable and inspiring story. Exactly a century after his Presidency, there could not be a better time to revisit and celebrate T.R.’s unfinished environmental legacy.” - Michael Beschloss, author of Presidential Courage “In The Wilderness Warrior , Douglas Brinkley brings into relief the biography, cultural influences, and political record of the most effective conservationist in history. . . . Like the Grand Canyon that as president he more or less rescued from development and mining interests in one fell swoop, Roosevelt is one of those American treasures that can make you wonder how you missed getting around to for so long. . . .Interesting and thorough. . . . Brinkley is a veteran author on 20th century Americana.” - The San Francisco Chronicle “An excellent book. A work that surely will rank as the most comprehensive and thoughtful study of Roosevelt’s endless love affair with nature. . . . Brinkley is at his best when documenting how Roosevelt translated his naturalism into concrete federal acts that protected vast regions of the United States from mining, timber, telegraph, and railroad interests. The depth of Brinkley’s research allows him to demonstrate