Author: Margaret Porter Griffin
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499037732
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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A historian once said of Theodore Roosevelt's education that it had been "the best kind, for he was both teacher and pupil." by the time he went to Harvard, he had preserved several hundred birds for a collection. How did he become an accomplished scientist at a young age? He: --was curious, always wanting to know more and find out the "why" of things. --learned from playing: imitating animal sounds and habits and making up his own games. --looked up to mentors, including his father, uncles, and a companion of Audubon's. --read deeply from fiction and nonfiction. --continually made observations, filling diaries and notebooks with charts and essays. --sketched nature in letters and notebooks. --took risks, ready to pay the piper if he thought something was worthwhile. --customized learning to his own needs, starting a natural history museum at home when he was eight and inventing a code for bird songs. --studied the real thing, with "being there" experiences in the outdoors. --shared information with family and friends. Look for more in this book, and get to know a unique boy who still inspires others today.
Author: Margaret Porter Griffin
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1499037716
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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A historian once said of Theodore Roosevelts education that it had been the best kind, for he was both teacher and pupil. By the time he went to Harvard, he had preserved several hundred birds for a collection. How did he become an accomplished scientist at a young age? He: was curious, always wanting to know more and find out the why of things. learned from playing: imitating animal sounds and habits and making up his own games. looked up to mentors, including his father, uncles, and a companion of Audubons. read deeply from fiction and nonfiction. continually made observations, filling diaries and notebooks with charts and essays. sketched nature in letters and notebooks. took risks, ready to pay the piper if he thought something was worthwhile. customized learning to his own needs, starting a natural history museum at home when he was eight and inventing a code for bird songs. studied the real thing, with being there experiences in the outdoors. shared information with family and friends. Look for more in this book, and get to know a unique boy who still inspires others today.
Author: Michael R. Canfield
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022629840X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 485
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Never has there been a president less content to sit still behind a desk than Theodore Roosevelt. When we picture him, he's on horseback or standing at a cliff’s edge or dressed for safari. And Roosevelt was more than just an adventurer—he was also a naturalist and campaigner for conservation. His love of the outdoor world began at an early age and was driven by a need not to simply observe nature but to be actively involved in the outdoors—to be in the field. As Michael R. Canfield reveals in Theodore Roosevelt in the Field, throughout his life Roosevelt consistently took to the field as a naturalist, hunter, writer, soldier, and conservationist, and it is in the field where his passion for science and nature, his belief in the manly, “strenuous life,” and his drive for empire all came together. Drawing extensively on Roosevelt’s field notebooks, diaries, and letters, Canfield takes readers into the field on adventures alongside him. From Roosevelt’s early childhood observations of ants to his notes on ornithology as a teenager, Canfield shows how Roosevelt’s quest for knowledge coincided with his interest in the outdoors. We later travel to the Badlands, after the deaths of Roosevelt’s wife and mother, to understand his embrace of the rugged freedom of the ranch lifestyle and the Western wilderness. Finally, Canfield takes us to Africa and South America as we consider Roosevelt’s travels and writings after his presidency. Throughout, we see how the seemingly contradictory aspects of Roosevelt’s biography as a hunter and a naturalist are actually complementary traits of a man eager to directly understand and experience the environment around him. As our connection to the natural world seems to be more tenuous, Theodore Roosevelt in the Field offers the chance to reinvigorate our enjoyment of nature alongside one of history’s most bold and restlessly curious figures.
Author: Margaret Porter Griffin
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN: 1457557592
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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People living in the Midwest in the years 1916-1919 were experiencing rapid change: the first automobiles, the first airplanes, modern weaponry, and a massive, unified war movement that was nothing like their parents or grandparents had ever seen. A young Indiana National Guardsman, Jesse Covell, began to give glimpses of military life to family and friends in his letters: to one girl, Margaret Beck, in particular. They corresponded as troops were sent to the Mexican border and then to training camps to prepare to go overseas. Everything took more time then: growing their own food and crops, cooking, cleaning house, and going places. They all sat down and wrote what was happening where they were, which included poignant accounts of how Spanish Influenza was affecting almost everyone. Letter writing was an art form from the salutation to the closing, with authors particular about their longhand script. News of home was important to soldiers in camp. Jesse’s brother had forty bushels of potatoes in the cellar…”and they ain’t all dug yet.” His sister was sending maple syrup from trees at the farm to him, and his mother, a homemade cold remedy. There was no cure for the diphtheria which took the lives of two young sisters in a week; neighbors suddenly died, as well as soldiers on U.S. soil and abroad, in the flu epidemic. Sweethearts like Margaret waited and wondered. As they hoped for leaves, there was constant worry about when batteries would be ordered to join the Allied Forces in France. They were planning for the future, but didn’t know what this terrible war would do to change it. On the happy side, they could attend a medicine show, a county fair, a silent Charlie Chaplin movie, or a box social. When they really celebrated on the night of the Armistice, they put together an outrageously decorated truck to drive through the center of town, one shotgun blast after another. Oh, how they loved baseball. Organized teams played in the country at the four corners, but Mother didn’t care for it because they’d hit balls into her field and have to go get them. And they saved everything: old woolen shirts, blossoms from fading lilacs, and of course, the letters, which tell us a story we wouldn’t know otherwise.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 2355
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This collection represents the great literary legacy of the president Theodore Roosevelt. He had a wide range of interests which can be seen in his work. Roosevelt had shown a great deal of talent in different literary genres, such as history, biography, nature and guide books. In addition, trough his memoirs, his personal and presidential writings you will discover surprising adventurous life the former president, as well as details of his presidential actions and truth behind certain decisions. Contents: Autobiography The Naval War of 1812 Hero Tales from American History The Winning of the West Through the Brazilian Wilderness Letters to His Children The Rough Riders A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Hunting The Grisly And Other Sketches America and the World War Average Americans The Strenuous Life Expansion and Peace Fellow-Feeling as Political Factor Character & Success History as Literature Biological Analogies in History The World Movement The Thraldom of Names Productive Scholarship Dante and the Bowery The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century The Search for Truth in a Reverent Spirit The Ancient Irish Sagas An Art Exhibition The Duties of American Citizenship Professionalism in Sports Practical Work in Politics Resignation Letter Colonel Roosevelt's Reports Strength & Decency The Square Deal Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech The Man With the Muck Rake Sons of the Puritans Where We Can Work With Socialists Where We Cannot Work With Socialists Citizenship in a Republic (the Man in the Arena) International Peace The New Nationalism Duty & Self-control The Right of the People to Rule I Have Just Been Shot Address to the Boys Progressive League Address to the Knights of Columbus
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 2355
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This carefully crafted ebook "Theodore Roosevelt - Premium Collection" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Autobiography The Naval War of 1812 Hero Tales from American History The Winning of the West Through the Brazilian Wilderness Letters to His Children The Rough Riders A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Hunting The Grisly And Other Sketches America and the World War Average Americans The Strenuous Life Expansion and Peace Fellow-Feeling as Political Factor Character & Success History as Literature Biological Analogies in History The World Movement The Thraldom of Names Productive Scholarship Dante and the Bowery The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century The Search for Truth in a Reverent Spirit The Ancient Irish Sagas An Art Exhibition The Duties of American Citizenship Professionalism in Sports Practical Work in Politics Resignation Letter Colonel Roosevelt's Reports Strength & Decency The Square Deal Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech The Man With the Muck Rake Sons of the Puritans Where We Can Work With Socialists Where We Cannot Work With Socialists Citizenship in a Republic (the Man in the Arena) International Peace The New Nationalism Duty & Self-control The Right of the People to Rule I Have Just Been Shot Address to the Boys Progressive League Address to the Knights of Columbus
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027241693
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 2367
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Musaicum Books presents you the great literary legacy of the president Theodore Roosevelt with this collection. He had a wide range of interests which can be seen in his work. Roosevelt had shown a great deal of talent in different literary genres, such as history, biography, nature and guide books. In addition, trough his memoirs, his personal and presidential writings you will discover surprising adventurous life the former president, as well as details of his presidential actions and truth behind certain decisions. Contents: Autobiography The Naval War of 1812 Hero Tales from American History The Winning of the West Through the Brazilian Wilderness Letters to His Children The Rough Riders A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Hunting The Grisly And Other Sketches America and the World War Average Americans The Strenuous Life Expansion and Peace Fellow-Feeling as Political Factor Character & Success History as Literature Biological Analogies in History The World Movement The Thraldom of Names Productive Scholarship Dante and the Bowery The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century The Search for Truth in a Reverent Spirit The Ancient Irish Sagas An Art Exhibition The Duties of American Citizenship Professionalism in Sports Practical Work in Politics Resignation Letter Colonel Roosevelt's Reports Strength & Decency The Square Deal Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech The Man With the Muck Rake Sons of the Puritans Where We Can Work With Socialists Where We Cannot Work With Socialists Citizenship in a Republic (the Man in the Arena) International Peace The New Nationalism Duty & Self-control The Right of the People to Rule I Have Just Been Shot Address to the Boys Progressive League Address to the Knights of Columbus
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 2374
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Within the 'THEODORE ROOSEVELT - Ultimate Collection,' readers discover a rich tapestry of American history and literary diversity, unified under the pivotal era of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge. The anthology weaves together memoirs, historical texts, biographies, essays, speeches, and executive orders, providing a comprehensive exploration of Roosevelt's multifaceted impact on America. The range of literary styles from the deeply personal to the rigorously academic showcases the breadth of content and the variety of voices that contribute to the narrative of one of America's most dynamic presidents. Notable pieces include insightful biographies and poignant speeches that highlight Roosevelt's progressive vision and Lodge's poignant contributions to American political thought. The backgrounds of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge serve as a lens through which the anthology's themes of leadership, environmental conservation, and foreign policy are examined. Roosevelt, an iconic figure in American history, and Lodge, a statesman and scholar, collectively embody the Progressive Era's complexities and contradictions. Their prolific writings, alongside their political and personal camaraderie, position this collection within significant historical, cultural, and literary movements, offering readers a nuanced understanding of early 20th-century America. 'THEODORE ROOSEVELT - Ultimate Collection' is a scholarly masterpiece that transcends mere historical documentation. It invites readers to engage with the philosophies, challenges, and achievements of an era that shaped modern America. This anthology is recommended for anyone interested in presidential history, American politics, or the power of literary expression in shaping national identity. Through its expansive scope and the dialogues it fosters between its subjects, the collection promises a journey of discovery and a deeper appreciation for the legacies of Roosevelt and Lodge.
Author: Jean Fritz
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101075929
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
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Today's preeminent biographer for young people brings to life our colorful 26th president. Conservationist, hunter, family man, and politician, Teddy Roosevelt commanded the respect and admiration of many who marveled at his energy, drive and achievements. An ALA Notable Book. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year.
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Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
