When Theodore Roosevelt went into the Maine woods with legendary Maine Guide Bill Sewall, he was a sickly, asthmatic city boy. When he emerged several trips later, he was a robust, confident outdoorsman—the kind of man who could be President. This book describes the lifelong friendship between the twenty-sixth President and the lumberman from Island Falls, and explores how that bond changed Roosevelt (and the nation) and why it matters today.

About the Author:
Andrew Vietze is a freelance writer based in Appleton, Maine. The former managing editor of Down East magazine, he’s written for a wide array of publications, from Time Out New York to Maine Times, from Crawdaddy! to PopMatters, from AMC Outdoors to Offshore to Hooked on the Outdoors. He’s also a Registered Maine Guide and a seasonal ranger in Baxter State Park. The story of his transition from editor to ranger is included in Get Satisfied: How Twenty People Like You Found the Satisfaction of Enough (Easton Studio Press, 2007). He was a consultant on the complete Idiot’s Guide to Surviving Anything; co-authored Adventures, the award-winning CD-ROM guide to adventure travel, and has written a blog about life as a ranger. In 2008, he won an International Regional Magazine Association award for his historical writing. He’s currently finishing a thriller set in the North Woods during the lumbering era.

Read a sample chapter of Becoming Teddy Roosevelt.

"An amazing, true-life tale of lasting camaraderie between great men
of strikingly different backgrounds and stations. Highly recommended."
- Midwest Book Review