Roosevelt: 222 books

Las espléndidas páginas de Lo que aprendí viviendo no pretenden ser unas memorias al uso. Tampoco un manual de autoayuda. En ellas se reúnen las palabras de una mujer sabia que caminó despacio, pisó fuerte y llegó lejos, sonriendo. «Nadie me hará sentir inferior sin mi consentimiento.» Bastan...

In the sands of Far Rockaway Queens, New York, bodies are being found with removed parts. When another body is found in Brooklyn, similar to the ones in Queens, Detectives Jamal Gaines and Donna Burrus are sent in to investigate the homicides. The investigation leads the duo on the trail of serial...

“Experience one of the country’s first national parks. . . . Its Giant Sequoias, close calls with avalanches, native birds, and breathtaking views” (National Geographic Traveler).   This literary collection explores the spectacular natural features of Yosemite through the eyes of some of...

People have been fascinated by cats for centuries. From the ancient Egyptians, all the way down to today's cat lovers throughout the world, cats have held a special place in people's lives. Cats are unique creatures. It shouldn't be surprising that they have captured the imaginations of many of the...

From one of the world’s most celebrated and admired public figures, a wise and intimate book on how to get the most of out life**.** Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each new...

This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. A far cry from his New York City upbringing, the Dakota Bad Lands became Theodore Roosevelt's stomping grounds when he moved to a ranch on the northern cattle plains. During this stage of his life he tracked giant grizzly...

Who needs tall tales, legends, and myths when the turmoil and tribulation that resulted in the birth of the United States is chock-full of inspiring deeds and triumphs? In this volume, noted historian and statesman Henry Cabot Lodge compiles a collection of tales from different points in American...

When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and for the occasion he gave the nations first presidential inaugural address, used to inform the people of his...

In this fourth volume of Roosevelt’s engrossing The Winning of the West series, he looks to the rugged frontier. His description of all the American west witnessed from 1784 to 1787—an inrush of settlers, the Indian Wars, the routing of the Mississippi, the Separatist Movement, Kentucky’s struggle to become a state, and more—is simply gripping.

Published in 1882, when he was just twenty-four years old, this lively and at times pugnacious history established Roosevelt as somewhat of an iconoclast among historians, as he set out to disprove the prevailing idea that America's naval victories in the War of 1812 were due more to luck than to skill....

Roosevelt felt that “the domain of literature must be ever more widely extended over the domains of history and science.” In this collection of essays and addresses, he proves just that, topically discussing literature, history, and science in chapters such as “Citizenship in a Republic,” “Dante and the Bowery,” and “The Search for Truth in a Reverent Spirit.”

The Duties of American Citizenship is one of Theodore Roosevelt's classic speeches.

The Strenuous Life, Essays and Addresses, is a fascinating collection of speeches given by Theodore Roosevelt.

Contents The Ephemera: An Emblem Of Human Life  Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). The Whistle Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Dialogue Between Franklin And The Gout Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Consolation For The Old Bachelor Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791). John Bull Washington Irving (1783-1859)....