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Page 31
At once those who wanted the measure to become a law decided to pass it over
the governor's head . When this attempt was made , Theodore Roosevelt got up
boldly and said he could not again vote for the bill — that he was satisfied that ...
At once those who wanted the measure to become a law decided to pass it over
the governor's head . When this attempt was made , Theodore Roosevelt got up
boldly and said he could not again vote for the bill — that he was satisfied that ...
Page 42
He wanted to know the how of everything , and he wasn't satisfied until he did
know . ” 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
...
He wanted to know the how of everything , and he wasn't satisfied until he did
know . ” 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
...
Page 82
Politicians of the old sort , who wanted everything they could lay hands on ,
fought civil service bitterly , and even those who might have been expected to
help often held back , fearing they would lose their own popularity . Yet on the
other ...
Politicians of the old sort , who wanted everything they could lay hands on ,
fought civil service bitterly , and even those who might have been expected to
help often held back , fearing they would lose their own popularity . Yet on the
other ...
Page 92
Some politicians , who wanted the old spoils system retained , were often after
him like a swarm of angry hornets , but he never got out of their way , and when
they tried to sting , he slapped them in a way that soon made them leave him
alone .
Some politicians , who wanted the old spoils system retained , were often after
him like a swarm of angry hornets , but he never got out of their way , and when
they tried to sting , he slapped them in a way that soon made them leave him
alone .
Page 99
New York City was crowded with such buildings , but nobody had ordered them
torn down , because either nobody wanted to bother , or the owners paid
blackmail money to keep them standing for the rent they could get out of them . “
Those ...
New York City was crowded with such buildings , but nobody had ordered them
torn down , because either nobody wanted to bother , or the owners paid
blackmail money to keep them standing for the rent they could get out of them . “
Those ...
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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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