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"Natural history on insects" 1 Flagged Images Show Flags Multi-image 1869 9 year old Theodore Roosevelt gives his observations of the Insect world
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Bulletin of Throop Polytechnic Institute Multi-image 1911-07 A Zoological Trip through Africa: A lecture by Theodore Roosevelt
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Brewster Multi-image 1893-06-21 Letter debating the difference between naturalist and biologist
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas Barbour Multi-image 1912-12-03 Ornithology was a particular area of interest to Roosevelt his entire life
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson Multi-image 1910-01-21 Roosevelt was a well-known hunter so when he decided to take an African safari following his presidency, the Smithsonian offered to sponsor the trip. Many animals Roosevelt shot were displayed in the Museum of Natural History for years after.
Chapter on the lion from "Life histories of African big game" Multi-image 1914 One way to understand Roosevelt as a reader and writer is to look at his draft manuscripts from his books and essays.
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Keightley Job Multi-image 1902-09-29 A renown hunter, Roosevelt balanced that with his conservation beliefs. It is no surprise he saw the camera as a different way to share the natural world that simply killing and stuffing it.
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt Robinson Multi-image 1909-06-21 On his African safari, Roosevelt traveled with a company of naturalists who documented the environment and the animals Roosevelt saw and killed. Those animals were later on display at various museums in the United States for many years.
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Brewster Multi-image 1911-05-08 Politics got in the way of Roosevelt's career as a naturalist; after he left the White House, he jumped back into that area of study.
Common Sense and Animal Coloration Multi-image 1917-11-15 Debating natural science was a hallmark of the time and Roosevelt was an active participant in many debates. Here, he responds to a fellow scientist regarding animal coloration
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