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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

I. THE BACKGROUND

1. The Pioneers

2. Daniel Boone and the Founding of Kentucky

3. The Lewis and Clark Expedition

4. The Fall of the Alamo

5. The Death of Stonewall Jackson

II. THE ROOSEVELT PHILOSOPHY

I. THE ELEMENTAL VIRTUES-THE BASIS OF

GOOD CITIZENSHIP

1. Character

2. The Strenuous Life

3. Tenderness and Strength

4. The Family and the Home

5. Success

6. Service

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III. JUST GOVERNMENT - - THE BASIS OF NATIONAL