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Format:
Book
Title:
Roosevelt the explorer : T.R.'s amazing adventures as a naturalist, conservationist, and explorer
ISBN:
9780878332908

9780815412564
Edition:
1st Taylor Trade Pub. ed.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Md. : Taylor Trade Pub. ; Summit, Pa. : Distributed by National Book Network, 2002.
Physical Description:
x, 297 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Contents:
Curious Teedie -- Back-east dude -- Danny, Davy, and Teddy -- Strong as a bull moose -- To learn to swim, you must get into the water -- Former stamping ground -- A bear named Teddy -- "Health to the lions!" -- The man on the cowcatcher -- The lions of the Kapiti -- I am not a rhinoceros mind reader -- Land of the Masai -- Crossing the thirst -- With rifle and camera -- Most interesting of all the animals -- Tales by Poe on the Upper Nile -- Reunion at Khartoum -- Merely deferred -- A difficult trip ahead -- "I'm bully!" -- All well and cheerful -- The Oxford book of French verse -- A river of real importance -- Murder in the jungle -- A wedding in Spain.
Summary:
No American president has been so enthusiastic in his appreciation of the wilderness and in his attention to the preservation of natural treasures as Theodore Roosevelt. This book chronicles the adventurer's lifelong quests and expeditions, which saw him traversing some of North America, South America, and Africa's most difficult terrain. 25 photos.
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