The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The strenuous lifeP. F. Collier, 1901 - 19 pages V. 1, 2, 3, 4 -- The winning of the West. v. 5, 6 -- The naval war of 1812. v. 7 -- Hunting the grisly and other sketches. v. 8 -- The wilderness hunter. v. 9 -- Hunting trips of a ranchman; Hunting trips on the Prairies and in the mountains. v. 10 -- American ideals; Administration-civil service. v. 12 -- The strenuous life. v. 13, 14, 15, 16 -- Presidential addresses and state papers. |
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Page 10
... naval and commercial supremacy , we must build up our power without our own borders . We must build the Isthmian Canal , and we must grasp the points of vantage which will enable us to have our say in deciding the destiny of the oceans ...
... naval and commercial supremacy , we must build up our power without our own borders . We must build the Isthmian Canal , and we must grasp the points of vantage which will enable us to have our say in deciding the destiny of the oceans ...
Page 12
... naval needs . Con- gress most wisely made a series of appropriations to build up a new navy , and under a succession of able and patriotic Secretaries , of both political parties , the navy was gradually built up , until its material be ...
... naval needs . Con- gress most wisely made a series of appropriations to build up a new navy , and under a succession of able and patriotic Secretaries , of both political parties , the navy was gradually built up , until its material be ...
Page 142
... naval commanders , unlike our military commanders , are freed from hav- ing to combat the exasperating belief that the aver- age civilian could at short notice do their work . Of course , in reality a special order of ability and ...
... naval commanders , unlike our military commanders , are freed from hav- ing to combat the exasperating belief that the aver- age civilian could at short notice do their work . Of course , in reality a special order of ability and ...
Page 143
... naval officers even out of first - rate skippers of mer- chantmen and passenger - steamers . Such men could be used to a certain extent as under - officers to meet a sudden and great emergency ; but at best they would met it imperfectly ...
... naval officers even out of first - rate skippers of mer- chantmen and passenger - steamers . Such men could be used to a certain extent as under - officers to meet a sudden and great emergency ; but at best they would met it imperfectly ...
Page 144
... naval opponent . Any such effort must meet with disaster . Most fortunately , the United States had grown to realize this some time before the Spanish War broke out . After the gigantic Civil War the reaction from the strain of the ...
... naval opponent . Any such effort must meet with disaster . Most fortunately , the United States had grown to realize this some time before the Spanish War broke out . After the gigantic Civil War the reaction from the strain of the ...
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