The Americanism of Theodore Roosevelt: Selections from His Writings and Speeches, Volume 3Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923 - 317 pages |
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... followed he de- voted himself almost exclusively to literary pursuits . In 1889 , President Harrison appointed him a member of the national Civil Service Commission . The position and the cause peculiarly fitted his temperament . In the ...
... followed he de- voted himself almost exclusively to literary pursuits . In 1889 , President Harrison appointed him a member of the national Civil Service Commission . The position and the cause peculiarly fitted his temperament . In the ...
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... mittee . He formed the Progressive Party and became its candidate . In the course of the bitter campaign which followed he was shot in Milwaukee , and escaped death by a hair . In the election a month xii BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
... mittee . He formed the Progressive Party and became its candidate . In the course of the bitter campaign which followed he was shot in Milwaukee , and escaped death by a hair . In the election a month xii BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
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... followed the lead of an insubordinate junior officer whom they liked better than they did his superior . There was no compulsion to perform military duties beyond dread of being disgraced in the eyes of the neighbors , 14 THE ...
... followed the lead of an insubordinate junior officer whom they liked better than they did his superior . There was no compulsion to perform military duties beyond dread of being disgraced in the eyes of the neighbors , 14 THE ...
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... followed the trail steadily for two days and a night ; then they came to where the Indians had killed a buffalo calf and were camped around it . Firing from a little distance , the whites shot two of the Indians , and , rushing in ...
... followed the trail steadily for two days and a night ; then they came to where the Indians had killed a buffalo calf and were camped around it . Firing from a little distance , the whites shot two of the Indians , and , rushing in ...
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... the inner building , and a des- perate hand - to - hand conflict followed , the Mexicans thronging in , shooting the Americans with their mus- kets , and thrusting at them with lance and bayonet 34 THE AMERICANISM OF ROOSEVELT.
... the inner building , and a des- perate hand - to - hand conflict followed , the Mexicans thronging in , shooting the Americans with their mus- kets , and thrusting at them with lance and bayonet 34 THE AMERICANISM OF ROOSEVELT.
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