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Governor Theodore Roosevelt: Kicked Upstairs

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Feather Foster

When the Spanish-American War ended in 1898, Theodore Roosevelt was a hero! TR: The Rough Rider Theodore Roosevelt, was a New York Knickerbocker, Harvard graduate, Republican state legislator, cowboy, Civil Service Commissioner and Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President … Continue reading →

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Theodore Roosevelt: Sailor and Soldier

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Theodore Roosevelt, man of a zillion interests, always loved the military. TR: The Sailors’ Nephew Theodore Roosevelt was a little child during the tumultuous Civil War years.   His was a well-to-do prominent New York family, but his mother, Martha (Mittie) … Continue reading →

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Roosevelt and Remington: The Cowboy and the Sculptor

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Theodore Roosevelt was an unlikely cowboy. Frederic Remington was an unlikely sculptor of the West. Roosevelt the Cowboy Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)was a wealthy New Yorker by birth and upbringing. A nearsighted and asthmatic child, he overcame much of his frailty … Continue reading →

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