Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth president of the United States, was not only the most famous hunter of his generation of Americans, he was among its best informed and popular outdoor writers. Edmund Heller, the well-known Smithsonian biologist who accompanied Roosevelt on the famous African expedition, said that the former president was the world's foremost authority on large mammals. He was also an avid bibliophile, and had what may have been the finest big-game library in North America in the early 1900s. He communicated with authorities-- both sportsmen and scientists-- in all parts of the world. From this lifelong study and enthusiasm for outdoor adventure came a host of durable writings, gathered together here in a collection which celebrates the natural world.
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Another and more personal sided to Teddy Roosevelt,
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As a wildlife biologist, I find this a book that belongs in my collection along side of Sand County Almanac (Aldo Leopold), Desert Solitaire (Edward Abbey), Nature Writings (John Muir, and others.
If only we would find and elect another President who values and appreciates the outdoors and nature, and like Teddy Roosevelt, would take concrete action to protect it for future generations and for its own intrinsic value. Definitely worth obtaining, if only to experience a more personal side to this great President. Many folks (particularly those young enough that they know not much about this President) would be eyes-wide-open that a President of the U.S. could be such a naturalist and true outdoorsman.
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Teddy, what a story!,
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I enjoied this book very much! If you love history and the great american wilderness you will too!
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Bad Lands, United States, Colonel Rondon, John Muir, Old World, John Burroughs, Major Pitcher, Sagamore Hill, Little Missouri, Rocky Mountains, Long Island, Audubon Society, White House, Captain Sprinkle, Mammoth Hot Springs, New York, Pass Christian, South America, Yellowstone Park, Antonio Correa, Civil War, Buffalo Jones, New Orleans, Oyster Bay, Plain Dealing New!
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- The Wilderness Hunter. by Theodore Roosevelt in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter (Classics of American Sport) by Theodore Roosevelt in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Hunting Trips of a Ranchman by Theodore Roosevelt in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- American Bears: Selections from the Writings of Theodore Roosevelt by Paul Schullery in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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- The Folly of Empire: What George W. Bush Could Learn from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson by John B. Judis on 4 pages
- Progressives, Pluralists, and the Problems of the State: Ideologies of Reform in the United States and Britain, 1909-1926 by Marc Stears in Front Matter, page 77, and Back Matter
- Warriors and Politicians: US Civil-Military Relations Under Stress (Cass Military Studies) by CHARLES A. STEVENSON in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Lost Promise of Patriotism: Debating American Identity, 1890-1920 by Jonathan Hansen in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Progressives, Pluralists, and the Problems of the State: Ideologies of Reform in the United States and Britain, 1906-1926 by Marc Stears in Front Matter, page 77, and Back Matter
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