Theodore Roosevelt's Wilderness; COVID-19 Hits Family Farm

By the time he left the presidency, Theodore Roosevelt had saved an unprecedented 230 million acres of American land. A new book traces and deconstructs the positive and negative aspects of his crusading environmental leadership. We speak with the author. And, Denise Price of Louisville, Kentucky, says that she and several of her family members contracted COVID-19 in August and have since recovered. But her father unfortunately did not. We speak with Price about the experience. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now's Oct. 22, 2020, full broadcast. You can find more at hereandnow.org — and follow us on Twitter, Instagram or join the conversation on Facebook.