Theodore Roosevelt

BY

HERMANN HAGEDORN

Author of

"YOU ARE THE HOPE OF THE WORLD:

AN APPEAL TO THE BOYS

AND GIRLS OF AMERICA"

ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS, CARTOONS, AND
REPRODUCTIONS OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S OWN DIARIES

"Aggressive fighting for the right is
the noblest sport the world affords."

-Theodore Roosevelt

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HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK AND LONDON

CONTENTS

CHAP.

I.

II.
III.

IV.

ས.

VI.

A BOY ARRIVES AND DISCOVERS THE WORLD

HE GROWS

HE GOES ON HIS TRAVELS AND LEARNS A THING OR

Two

HE SEEKS OUT WISE FOLK OF VARIOUS SORTS, WITH

VARYING RESULTS

HE FINDS HIS PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE WITHOUT

QUITE KNOWING IT

HE GOES ON HIS FIRST REAL HUNT

VII.

VIII.

IX.

HE LOOKS FOR ADVENTURES AND FINDS THEM

SOME FOLKS FROM MAINE TURN A NEW HOUSE

INTO A NEW HOME

THE END OF THE IDYL

X.

XI.

HE BRINGS A GRAVEYARD TO LIFE AND INCIDENT-

ALLY COMES TO CLOSE GRIPS WITH A BEAR.

HE JUMPS INTO A TIGER'S DEN AND EMERGES, TO

THE DISCOMFITURE OF THE TIGER

XII.

XIII.

HE WALKS THROUGH THE FIERY FURNACE

HE GOVERNS A GREAT STATE JUSTLY IN SPITE OF

XIV.

HE INAUGURATES A NEW ERA.

233

XV. HE ESTABLISHES HIMSELF AND HIS COUNTRY AS A

WORLD POWER.

260

XVI. HE GOES OUT INTO THE WILDERNESS

XVII. HE WALKS WITH KINGS

XVIII. HE RETURNS TO HIS OWN PEOPLE AND FIGHTS A

HE GOES OUT AFTER NEW ADVENTURES AND NEARLY

FINDS THE GREATEST OF ALL