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Roosevelt also appears as a leader in the video game Civilization VI.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota is named after him. He also helped build the Panama Canal and made the U.S. stronger in the world. Unhappy with Taft’s decisions, Roosevelt ran again in 1912 as a Progressive Party (Bull Moose Party) candidate.



cavalry

Pronunciation: 'kav-əl-rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
: troops mounted on horseback or moving in motor vehicles or helicopters

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Medora (audio)and
Roosevelt, Remington, and the West (audio)
Engines of Our Ingenuity.

He got the seal's head and, with his cousins, started the "Roosevelt Museum of Natural History." He learned how to prepare animals for display and filled his museum with creatures he found. Graphic Library
by Nathan Olson, Mark Heike, Barbara Schulz (selected pages)



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New York studio photo.

  • Colonel Theodore Roosevelt

  • Colonel Roosevelt and the Rough Riders after capturing Kettle Hill in Cuba in July 1898, along with members of the 3rd Volunteers and the regular Army black 10th Cavalry

  • Roosevelt portrait by Harris & Ewing, 1907

  • Roosevelt shortly after leaving office, October 1910

  • Roosevelt standing next to the elephant he shot on safari

  • Punch in May 1912 depicts no-holds-barred fight between Taft and Roosevelt.

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    D. He had scary asthma attacks at night. He was key in building the Panama Canal. He was honest, and expected others to be honest, also. Leonardo DiCaprio is set to play Roosevelt in a future movie. 25th
    B. Several of his speeches still exist.

    👨‍👩‍👧 Personal Life and Family

    Roosevelt married Alice Hathaway Lee, who died young.

    His motto was:

    “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”

    He focused on diplomacy, but also used military power when needed. He worried that the U.S. might fall behind other strong countries like Japan. He is still the youngest person ever to become president of the United States.

  • He helped end the Russo-Japanese War.

    For this, he won the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. Millard Fillmore
    by Will Cleveland, Mark Alvarez, Tate Nation (selected pages) Order here

    Theodore Roosevelt, History Maker Bios
    by Gwenyth Swain (selected pages) Order here

    Theodore Roosevelt: American Rough Rider
    by John A. Garraty (selected pages) Order here

    Theodore Roosevelt National Park
    by John Hamilton (selected pages) Order here

    The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt
    by By Cheryl Harness (selected pages) Order here

    Letters to His Children
    by Theodore Roosevelt (selected pages) Order here

    Theodore Roosevelt, First Biographies
    by Judy Emerson (selected pages) Order here

    Theodore Roosevelt, Photo-illustrated Biographies
    by Steve Potts (selected pages) Order here

    Preview these Amazon books using the links below.

    Theodore Roosevelt, Presidents and Their Times
    by Dan Elish (selected pages)

    My Tour of Europe by Theodore Roosevelt, Age 10
    by Theodore Roosevelt, Ellen Jackson (selected pages)

    Theodore Roosevelt, Presidential Leaders
    by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson (selected pages)

    Theodore Roosevelt, Profiles of the Presidents
    by Robert Green (selected pages)

    Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
    by Tamara L.

    Britton (selected pages)

    Theodore Roosevelt: Bear of a President.


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    From Word Central's Student Dictionary
    by Merriam - Webster
    (Pronunciation note: the schwa sound is shown by ə)

    asthma

    Pronunciation: 'az-mə
    Function: noun
    a condition that is marked by difficulty in breathing with
    wheezing, a feeling of tightness in the chest, and coughing ...

    And that is just what he did.

    This biography by Patsy Stevens, a retired teacher, was written in 2001. Before that, he was the 25th vice president under President William McKinley and the 33rd governor of New York.

    Roosevelt became President after President McKinley was sadly killed.