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Page vii
The whole tone of the service was at once raised , and for the first time in many
years the metropolis had “ dry ” Sundays , when every saloon in the city was
tightly closed . This strict compliance with the law made him some enemies , but
to ...
The whole tone of the service was at once raised , and for the first time in many
years the metropolis had “ dry ” Sundays , when every saloon in the city was
tightly closed . This strict compliance with the law made him some enemies , but
to ...
Page x
Young as he was , — and he is the youngest of all of our Presidents , — he took
upon himself the duty of carrying out the intentions of his predecessor , and
proving to the world once again that , even though a President die , “ the
government ...
Young as he was , — and he is the youngest of all of our Presidents , — he took
upon himself the duty of carrying out the intentions of his predecessor , and
proving to the world once again that , even though a President die , “ the
government ...
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The journey to “ Tranquillity ” was in those days a tedious one , but the Roosevelt
children did not mind it , and once at the old place they were certain of a good
time so long as their vacation lasted . Here it was that Theodore Roosevelt
learned ...
The journey to “ Tranquillity ” was in those days a tedious one , but the Roosevelt
children did not mind it , and once at the old place they were certain of a good
time so long as their vacation lasted . Here it was that Theodore Roosevelt
learned ...
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a wrestler , and though I never won a championship , yet more than once I won
my trial heats and got into the final rounds . ” At running he was equally good . “ I
remember once we had a stiff run out into the country , ” said a fellow - student .
a wrestler , and though I never won a championship , yet more than once I won
my trial heats and got into the final rounds . ” At running he was equally good . “ I
remember once we had a stiff run out into the country , ” said a fellow - student .
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In speaking of his parent , President Roosevelt once said : “ I can remember
seeing him going down Broadway , staid and respectable business man that he
was , with a poor sick kitten in his coat pocket , which he had picked up in the
street .
In speaking of his parent , President Roosevelt once said : “ I can remember
seeing him going down Broadway , staid and respectable business man that he
was , with a poor sick kitten in his coat pocket , which he had picked up in the
street .
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Page 201 - I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes, not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship, or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph.
Page xix - The twentieth century looms before us big with the fate of many nations. If we stand idly by, if we seek merely swollen, slothful ease and ignoble peace, if we shrink from the hard contests where men must win at hazard of their lives and at the risk of all they hold dear, then the bolder and stronger peoples will pass us by, and will win for themselves the domination of the world.
Page 201 - We do not admire the man of timid peace. We admire the man who embodies victorious efforts, the man who never wrongs his neighbor, who is prompt to help a friend, but who has those virile qualities necessary to win in the stern strife of actual life.
Page xx - Let us therefore boldly face the life of strife, resolute to do our duty well and manfully ; resolute to uphold righteousness by deed and by word; resolute to be both honest and brave, to serve high ideals, yet to use practical methods.
Page 201 - As it is with the individual, so it is with the nation. It is a base untruth to say that happy is the nation that has no history. Thrice happy is the nation that has a glorious history. Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
Page 242 - I shall take the oath at once," he said, "in response to your request; and in this hour of deep and terrible national bereavement I wish to state that it shall be my aim to continue absolutely unbroken the policy of President McKinley for the peace and prosperity of our beloved country.
Page 78 - ... brain, striking as fairly between the eyes as if the distance had been measured by a carpenter's rule. The whole thing was over in twenty seconds from the time I caught sight of the game ; indeed, it was over so quickly that the grizzly did not have time to show fight at all or come a step toward us. It was the first I had ever seen, and I felt not a little proud, as I stood over the great brindled bulk, which lay stretched out at length in the cool shade of the evergreens. He was a monstrous...
Page 299 - Grant, and accordingly as it does or does not back them up in their efforts. We do not need men of unsteady brilliancy, or erratic power — unbalanced men. The men we need are the men of strong, earnest, solid character — the men who possess the homely virtues, and who to these virtues add rugged courage, rugged honesty and high resolve.
Page 297 - If we are to be a really great people, we must strive in good faith to play a great part in the world. We cannot avoid meeting great issues. All that we can determine for ourselves is whether we shall meet them well or ill.
Page 73 - What is most necessary is, that every man should realize the necessity of faithful and honest work, every afternoon. Last year we had good individual players, but they did not work together nearly as well as the Princeton team, and were not in as good condition as the Yale men. The football season is short; and while it does last, the men ought to work faithfully, if they expect to win back for Harvard the position...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | American Boys' Life of Theodore Roosevelt American boys' biographical series, Edward Stratemeyer |
| Author | Edward Stratemeyer |
| Illustrated by | Charles Copeland |
| Publisher | Lee and Shepard, 1904 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 15 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0722288891, 9780722288894 |
| Length | 311 pages |
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