The loves of Theodore Roosevelt: the women who created a president

Part one: Teedie & Edie, 1852-1878. Teedie

Edie

On his own

Part two: sunshine, 1878-1884. "A rare and radiant maiden"

Courting Alice

"Nothing whatever else but you"

Part three: "the light has gone out of my life," 1884-1887. Nevermore

"Hell, with the fires out"

Reunited

Part four: destiny and the republic, 1887-1901. "Twenty-three crossings at breakneck speed"

The crowded hour

A rising tide

Part five: the women in the arena, 1901-1948. Partners in history

Triumph, regret, and relief

Lion in winter

Put out the light

Afterword: cleared for strange ports.