Theodore Roosevelt, Twenty-six President of the United States: A Typical AmericanE. R. Du Mont, 1901 - 413 pages |
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... NAVY . REBUILDS THE AMERICAN NAVY - INTRODUCES TARGET PRACTICE WITH POWDER AND BALL - ACTIVE IN PREPARATION FOR WAR WITH SPAIN - ADVISES ORDERING COMMODORE DEWEY TO THE CHINA STATION - RESIGNS FOR ACTIVE DUTY IN THE FIELD . President ...
... NAVY . REBUILDS THE AMERICAN NAVY - INTRODUCES TARGET PRACTICE WITH POWDER AND BALL - ACTIVE IN PREPARATION FOR WAR WITH SPAIN - ADVISES ORDERING COMMODORE DEWEY TO THE CHINA STATION - RESIGNS FOR ACTIVE DUTY IN THE FIELD . President ...
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... navy as abso- lutely unprepared as the army . At that time our ships could not have encountered with success the ... navy , and under a succession of able and patriotic secretaries , of both political parties , the navy was gradually ...
... navy as abso- lutely unprepared as the army . At that time our ships could not have encountered with success the ... navy , and under a succession of able and patriotic secretaries , of both political parties , the navy was gradually ...
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... navy . Keep in mind the secretaries of the navy during those years ; keep in mind the Senators and Congressmen who by their votes gave the money necessary to build and to armor the ships , to construct the great guns , and to train the ...
... navy . Keep in mind the secretaries of the navy during those years ; keep in mind the Senators and Congressmen who by their votes gave the money necessary to build and to armor the ships , to construct the great guns , and to train the ...
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 5 |
A TYPICAL AMERICAN introduction by OPIE READ | 25 |
THEODORE ROOSEVELT | 33 |
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