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COPYRIGHT 1901
By E. R. DUMONT
"A TYPICAL AMERICAN"; introduction by OPIE READ 25
CHAPTER I.-THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Sketch of His Life. Marked Characteristics of the
Man. A Product of the Age. Blood of Heroes
in His Veins. In an Age of Materialism He Stands
as the Great Exponent of the Virtues. His First
Historical Work. Ambitious to Do Deeds Rather
than Chronicle Them.
CHAPTER II.-"BIRTH, LINEAGE AND BOYHOOD"
Descended from Good Old Holland Stock, His Ancestors
Among the Earliest American Pioneers. Delicate
in Health, His Masterful Spirit Wins for Him a
Stalwart Frame. Early Develops the Qualities of a
Leader.
CHAPTER III.-COLLEGE LIFE
Enters College at the Age of Eighteen. Develops a
Taste for Hunting and Natural History. Is Active
in all College Sports, Especially Wrestling and
Boxing. Graduates in 1880 with High Honors.
Membership in Clubs, Etc.
CHAPTER IV.-A NEW YORK ASSEMBLYMAN
At Once Attracts Attention to Himself as an Uncom-
promising Foe to Machine Rule and a Friend of
Good Government. Striking Promise of a Remark-
able Public Career. Not Even the Danger of
Bodily Violence Could Deter Him. A Revelation to
the Rowdies.
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