Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles C. Adams
Subject(s): Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926, Books and reading, Elephants, Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939, Shiras, George, 1859-1942
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Charles C. Adams for the review of Life Histories of African Game Animals, which Roosevelt co-authored with Edmund Heller. Roosevelt acknowledges Adams’s criticism and admits he should have read the two books on elephants which Adams named. His only defense is that someone who could have written a better book – in this case, Carl Ethan Akeley – did not do so, so Roosevelt was compelled to write, even though he did not have sufficient time to devote to the work.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-03-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Adams, Charles C. (Charles Christopher), 1873-1955
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles C. Adams. [March 18, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212044. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles C. Adams. [18 Mar. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212044.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, March 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles C. Adams.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o212044.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
