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Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography

by Theodore Roosevelt , Henry Cabot Lodge , Edward Stratemeyer , Edmund Lester Pearson , George Grantham Baine (Photographer)

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• This Kindle edition offers three very different accounts of a remarkable man, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt including Roosevelt’s 500-page autobiography, two biographies, and the address given to the U.S. Congress by Roosevelt’s confidant Henry Cabot Lodge.

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Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt, Jr.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858 –1919) was an American politic • This Kindle edition offers three very different accounts of a remarkable man, former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt including Roosevelt’s 500-page autobiography, two biographies, and the address given to the U.S. Congress by Roosevelt’s confidant Henry Cabot Lodge.

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Theodore "T.R." Roosevelt, Jr.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858 –1919) was an American politician, author, naturalist, soldier, explorer, and historian who served as the 26th President of the United States. He was a leader of the Republican Party (GOP) and founder of the Progressive Party insurgency of 1912. He is known for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity.
Born into a wealthy family in New York City, Roosevelt was a sickly child who suffered from asthma. To overcome his physical weakness, he embraced a strenuous life. He was home-schooled and became an eager student of nature. He attended Harvard College where he studied biology, boxed, and developed an interest in naval affairs. He quickly entered politics, determined to become a member of the ruling class. In 1881 he was elected to the New York State Assembly, where he became a leader of the reform faction of the GOP. His book The Naval War of 1812 (1882) established him as a learned historian and writer.
When his first wife Alice died two days after giving birth in February 1884 (and his mother died the same day in the same house), he was heartbroken and in despair; Roosevelt temporarily left politics and became a cattle rancher in the Dakotas. When blizzards destroyed his herd, he returned to New York City politics, running and losing a race for mayor. In the 1890s he took vigorous charge of the city police as New York City Police Commissioner.
By 1897, under President William McKinley, Roosevelt was in effect running the Navy Department. When the war with Spain broke out in 1898, he helped form the famous Rough Riders, a combination of wealthy Easterners and Western cowboys. He gained national fame for his courage in battle in Cuba, then returned to be elected Governor of New York. He was the GOP nominee for Vice President with William McKinley, campaigning successfully against radicalism and for prosperity, national honor, imperialism (regarding the Philippines), high tariffs and the gold standard.
Roosevelt became President after McKinley was assassinated in 1901. He was inaugurated at age 42, the youngest person to become president.

Henry Cabot Lodge (1850 –1924)
Henry Cabot Lodge was an American Republican Senator and historian from Massachusetts. A PhD in history from Harvard, he was a long-time friend and confidant of Theodore Roosevelt.

Edward L. Stratemeyer (1862 –1930) was an American publisher and writer of children's fiction. He was one of the most prolific writers in the world, producing in excess of 1,300 books himself, selling in excess of 500 million copies.

Edmund Lester Pearson
Pearson (1880–1937) was an American librarian and author. born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard College and graduated with a B.L.S. from the New York State Library School at Albany. His thesis was a bibliography of Theodore Roosevelt. ...more

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Published October 23rd 2014 by Pearl Necklace Books (first published May 25th 2011)

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Feb 05, 2015 Garrett rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is an excellent volume. Roosevelt's autobiography is quite interesting, particularly how he describes his time out West as well as with the Rough Riders. It's also quite valuable because he gives an estimate of his own actions in office and defends them according to his principles. He does go into quite a bit of detail on several situations so it can be a bit dry reading at times.

Included in this volume is "The Strenuous Life" a speech T. R. gave in Chicago. Absolutely fantastic and quite ...more

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Jan 11, 2015 Ahmed Al rated it 4 of 5 stars

On Oct 27, 1858 a national hero and future president was born. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the second of four kids. His mom was Martha Stewart "Mittie" Bulloch and his dad was
Theodore Roosevelt Sr. Theodore or teddy was mostly educated at his house or home schooled. At age 22 he got married to Alice Hathaway Lee she later died two days after giving birth to Alice Lee Roosevelt. Later Roosevelt became vice president. On September 6, an anarchist shot President McKinley and when McKinley died on S On Oct 27, 1858 a national hero and future president was born. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the second of four kids. His mom was Martha Stewart "Mittie" Bulloch and his dad was
Theodore Roosevelt Sr. Theodore or teddy was mostly educated at his house or home schooled. At age 22 he got married to Alice Hathaway Lee she later died two days after giving birth to Alice Lee Roosevelt. Later Roosevelt became vice president. On September 6, an anarchist shot President McKinley and when McKinley died on September 14th Theodore became the president. He wanted to make trade with the other side of the sea or the pacific easier so he made a contract with Panama to make a canal that the Americans can use. On the night of January 5, 1919, Roosevelt experienced breathing problems. He felt better after treatment from his physician, Dr. George W. Faller, and went to bed. Roosevelt's last words were "Please put out that light, James" to his family servant James Amos. Between 4:00 AM and 4:15 AM the next morning, Roosevelt died in his sleep.
As one can see Theodore Roosevelt had an exiting but hard life.

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Do you think the person is a hero? Why or why not?
Theodore Roosevelt was a great hero to most of the Americans eyes because he protected a lot of wild life and even wanted to bear to become the national symbol
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Theodore treated people very fairly he even got shot by someone and did not send him to prison
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Theodore Roosevelt was the American president from 1901-1909 most of the American people loved him mostly because he was a naturalist and he used to save nature even plus he was the one who opened the Panama Canal which could let trade on the Atlantic and the Pacific.

“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”

Theodore Roosevelt

I recommend this book to all history lovers and people who like biographies. Theodore had a varied lifestyle with ups and downs it is full of historical events that marked his life. I recommend it to kids from 9-13. It was an easy book even though it had some words that are hard as one can see Theodore Roosevelt’s life was great and full of good things even if sometimes he made the wrong decisions
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., also known as T.R., and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the twenty-sixth President of the United States, and a leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Movement. He became the youngest President in United States history at the age of 42. He served in many roles including Governor of New York, historian, naturalist, explorer, au ...more

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