Egan delves deep into this eccentric relationship. ... In chapter six, Egan easily could have said a few small fires near Wallace occurred but rather says, "a string of fires not far from Wallace, a row of nasty flames, small but intense, whipped up by the big electrical storm of July 26.... The chapters that follow the flames contain such detail and emotion it is extremely evident how much Egan knows about his subject, and he sincerely wants this story to be told. ... Roosevelt hardly seems real, listing story after story of the young President taking down wild animals and opposing some ...

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