Theodore Roosevelt, Twenty-sixth President of the United States: A Typical AmericanS. Stone, 1901 - 413 pages |
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Page 50
... given educational advantages beyond the scope of for- mer teaching , and learned in private institutions -among other things , somewhat of the responsi- bility that comes with position and wealth . It was by no means a supercilious ...
... given educational advantages beyond the scope of for- mer teaching , and learned in private institutions -among other things , somewhat of the responsi- bility that comes with position and wealth . It was by no means a supercilious ...
Page 59
... given to dreams of achievement as the average healthy youth , who has far less chances to inspire his imagination . When Julian Ralph once asked him , " What did you expect to be or dream of being when you were a boy ? " Mr. Roosevelt ...
... given to dreams of achievement as the average healthy youth , who has far less chances to inspire his imagination . When Julian Ralph once asked him , " What did you expect to be or dream of being when you were a boy ? " Mr. Roosevelt ...
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... given to his descriptions of hunting a peculiar scientific value not owned by those of any other writer . He loved the country from boyhood , and to - day credits his physical endurance to his early outdoor life . " I belong as much to ...
... given to his descriptions of hunting a peculiar scientific value not owned by those of any other writer . He loved the country from boyhood , and to - day credits his physical endurance to his early outdoor life . " I belong as much to ...
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... given the title of " A Typical Amer- ican " can be easily traced in the development of his character during this formative period of his college life . " Each of us , " he says , " who reads the Gettysburg speech , or the second ...
... given the title of " A Typical Amer- ican " can be easily traced in the development of his character during this formative period of his college life . " Each of us , " he says , " who reads the Gettysburg speech , or the second ...
Page 87
... given to indulgence in wine ; and on one occasion came , rather the worse for his potations , to a meeting of the committee which was to receive a delegation of citizens . The spokesman was a burly fellow , and the Colo- nel , not very ...
... given to indulgence in wine ; and on one occasion came , rather the worse for his potations , to a meeting of the committee which was to receive a delegation of citizens . The spokesman was a burly fellow , and the Colo- nel , not very ...
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