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Wolf & Iron Podcast #021 – Author and Historian Mark Lee Gardner on Theodore Roosevelt, The Rough Riders, Writing, and History
You guys know I’m a big fan of Theodore Roosevelt and have studied and written about his life on a number of occasions. I had been following Mr. Gardner for a while primarily based on the titles of a few of his books (I hadn’t read them yet!): To Hell on a Fast ...
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Jul 23, 2015
TRThursday: Roosevelt is Shot in the Chest During a Speech
“I don’t know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot.” – Theodore Roosevelt
The year is 1912. Former President Theodore Roosevelt is attempting a third term by running as a candidate of the newly formed Progressive Party, created from an ideological divide which had manifested within the ...
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TRThursday: The Glory of Work and the Joy of Living
“The man who learns to love hard work will enjoy all of life.” – Unknown
This #TRThursday we will look at a passage from the Colonel’s autobiography where he reflects on his Badlands-Cowboy days. He writes the following in 1913, 55 years old, 4 years after leaving the office of the ...
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