The persona Theodore Roosevelt projected as, among other things, president of the United States, man of letters, Rough Rider, historian, big-game hunter, and conservationist has come to symbolize the temper of his time. The noted historian Albert J. Beve...
Theodore Roosevelt was a prolific author, the twenty-sixth president of the United States, the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize, and the only United States president to be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor. He was a rancher, a hunter, an he...
Theodore Roosevelt was probably America's closest approximation to a man of letters who was also a man of affairs. Roosevelt possessed an extraordinarily strong intellect coupled with the energies and aggressiveness of a Renaissance prince. Such a combin...
At BMX Camp, beginners quickly learn that dirt bike racing is NOT your average ride in the park. Percy Owens, all muscle and upbeat attitude, sits on a chair in the middle of Wallwood Scout Reservation under the hot sun and high humidity...
ANY HUNTER, hiker, or bird-watcher who spends much time in the woods is familiar with the erosion and habitat destruction caused by the irresponsible use of off-road vehicles. The threat these dune buggies, modified SUVs, and dirt bikes pose to the country's national forests...
Henry Adams lobbied for the Spanish-American War for years, ghosting speeches for key Senators, plotting with fellow hawks like Theodore Roosevelt, even visiting Cuba, Spain’s prize possession in the Western Hemisphere. But once the guns went off, he lost interest in the details, assuming that...
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. used to play a game with his children at the family home in Oyster Bay, N.Y.He would start them at Point A and tell them to go to Point B -- in a straight line.The kids had to go over physical obstacles,...
