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Page 15
He was a firm believer in the saying that a sound body makes a sound mind , and
he speedily became a good boxer , wrestler , jumper , and runner . He wrestled a
great deal , and of this sport says : - “ I enjoyed it immensely and never injured ...
He was a firm believer in the saying that a sound body makes a sound mind , and
he speedily became a good boxer , wrestler , jumper , and runner . He wrestled a
great deal , and of this sport says : - “ I enjoyed it immensely and never injured ...
Page 28
Say , what do yer mean , running into me that way ? ” demanded Stubby ,
insolently . As he spoke he aimed a savage blow at Theodore Roosevelt . But the
young assemblyman had not forgotten how to box , and he dodged with an agility
that ...
Say , what do yer mean , running into me that way ? ” demanded Stubby ,
insolently . As he spoke he aimed a savage blow at Theodore Roosevelt . But the
young assemblyman had not forgotten how to box , and he dodged with an agility
that ...
Page 42
Regarding his own powers as a hunter at that time , Mr. Roosevelt is very modest
. He says his eyesight was rather poor , and his hand not over steady , so that “
drawing a bead ” on anything was not easy . Yet he went into the sport with much
...
Regarding his own powers as a hunter at that time , Mr. Roosevelt is very modest
. He says his eyesight was rather poor , and his hand not over steady , so that “
drawing a bead ” on anything was not easy . Yet he went into the sport with much
...
Page 45
He says to a man wearing alligator boots there is little danger , for the fang of the
reptile cannot go through the leather , and the snake rarely strikes as high as
one's knee . But he had at least one experience with a rattlesnake not readily ...
He says to a man wearing alligator boots there is little danger , for the fang of the
reptile cannot go through the leather , and the snake rarely strikes as high as
one's knee . But he had at least one experience with a rattlesnake not readily ...
Page 50
... with thin ice and snow , and soon darkness came on , leaving him practically
lost in the cottonwoods that lined the watercourse . What to do the young
ranchman did not know , and it is safe to say that he wished elf heartily out of the
difficulty .
... with thin ice and snow , and soon darkness came on , leaving him practically
lost in the cottonwoods that lined the watercourse . What to do the young
ranchman did not know , and it is safe to say that he wished elf heartily out of the
difficulty .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | American Boys' Life of Theodore Roosevelt |
| Author | Edward Stratemeyer |
| Publisher | Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, 1906 |
| Original from | Cornell University |
| Digitized | 18 Dec 2013 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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