Books with title Meet Theodore Roosevelt

Originally published in 1903, this book describes, in simple language for young readers, the life of Theodore Roosevelt from his birth until the third year of his presidency. Learn about the energetic soldier/author/explorer/hunter/politician who led the Rough Riders in Cuba, initiated many antitrust laws, and successfully engineered the U.S. bid to build the Panama Canal.CONTENTSI. Boyhood DaysII. Washington’s YouthIII. Winning His SpursIV. Washington’s First CommandV. Washington with General BraddockVI. Days of PeaceVII. IndignationVIII. RebellionIX. The Struggle for IndependenceX. The PresidentSAMPLE PASSAGE: Colonel Roosevelt was in command of the Second Brigade of Cavalry. Although exposed to the same discomforts and risks as the others, he kept strong and well. His chief care was for the comfort and safety of his men. He could not bear to see the brave fellows who had faced death on San Juan Hill now stricken with wasting debilitating fever. He did all he could for their welfare. He saw to it that the camp was kept as clean as possible; he ordered the men to build little bunks of poles to sleep on, that they might not be obliged to lie on the wet ground. At considerable expense and with great difficulty he procured for them coffee and vegetables. He succeeded, too, in getting rice, meal, and tea for the sick and the half sick who would otherwise have had to eat bacon and hard tack. He tried to devise sports and to plan expeditions to occupy their minds and give them exercise. But he found that exertion in the extreme heat greatly increased the number of sick. In spite of the utmost care he could not ward off from his camp the malarial fever prevalent in the district. Many of the soldiers were seriously ill with it, while others, spiritless and miserable, managed to keep out of the hospital. Only about twenty percent of the once hale and healthy Rough Riders were now sound and fit for work. Of their officers, only two escaped without a day’s illness; one of these was Colonel Roosevelt.