Theodore's & LIU Author Series | Historian Rick Marschall

Theodore's Books and Long Island University proudly present an an evening at The Roosevelt School with historian, Rick Marschall! Join us at 7:00pm as he discusses and signs his new book, The Most Interesting American: Personal Encounters, Quotations, and First-hand Impressions of Theodore Roosevelt. Have your camera ready! As a special treat, we will have a special appearance by Theodore Roosevelt impersonator, Leer Leary! * Complimentary refreshments and tea sandwiches will be served. This event is FREE and open to the public. Tickets are required. Copies of The Most Interesting American will be available for purchase at the event. EVENT INFORMATION: DOORS: 6:30PM SHOWTIME: 7:00PM EVENT ADDRESS: 720 Northern Boulevard, Brookville, NY 11548 MAP: https://liu.edu/post/Campus-Life/Campus-map *Roosevelt School is #54 on the map. ABOUT THE BOOK: Theodore Roosevelt largely is known today by stereotypes and his many accomplishments—but the full and fascinating essence of the man is fading. In this book, TR charges back! Historian Rick Marschall has collected almost five hundred quotations, descriptions, impressions, and memories of the “Most Interesting American” derived from vintage newspapers, magazines, scrapbooks, diaries, letters and so much more. In chapters devoted to his personality as a family man, a conservationist, an intellectual, patriot, activist, and as an American TR comes alive as never before seen. In more than a century since his death, the personal attributes that endeared Theodore to his America have become obscured. In this book of firsthand, eyewitness accounts TR comes roaring back to us in all of his astonishing ways! RICK MARSCHALL's primary field is American popular culture, and he has also written biographies, children’s books, and Christian apologetics. The Most Interesting American is Rick Marschall’s seventy-fifth book and his third about Theodore Roosevelt. A former political cartoonist, editor of Marvel Comics, and writer for Disney, he has taught at four universities including the School of Visual Arts and Rutgers. He has spoken overseas on behalf of the US Information Service of the Department of State. As a Theodore Roosevelt authority, Marschall has served on the Advisory Board of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, was Cartoon Archivist for the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson University, and is a contributor to the weblogs Theodore Roosevelt and The Roosevelt Dynasty – Family, Fitness, and Faith. PLEASE NOTE: All books signed at this event must be purchased from Theodore's Books.