Theodore Roosevelt: The Mystery of the Unrecorded Environmentalist
Subject(s): Antiquities Act of 1906 (United States), Arizona--Grand Canyon, Birds--Conservation, Conservation of natural resources, Cutright, Paul Russell, 1897-1988, Fisheries--Protection, Florida--Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, Forests and forestry--Protection, Gable, John A., Morris, Edmund, New York (State)--Adirondack Mountains Region, Presidents--Biography, Pringle, Henry F. (Henry Fowles), 1897-1958, Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Tweed Roosevelt asks why there has been so little consideration of Theodore Roosevelt’s record as a conservationist. He reviews some of the major biographies and histories of Roosevelt and his time and finds that their examination of Roosevelt as a conservationist is scanty at best. Tweed Roosevelt identifies Roosevelt’s father, Theodore Roosevelt, and his uncle, Robert Barnwall Roosevelt, as important figures in shaping Roosevelt’s interest in the natural world, and he surveys the actions taken by Roosevelt as Governor of New York and President of the United States to safeguard rivers, forests, birds, and natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon.
Two photographs of Theodore Roosevelt and one of Robert Barnwall Roosevelt supplement the text.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2000-04-01
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
7
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Record Type
Image
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt: The Mystery of the Unrecorded Environmentalist. [April 1, 2000]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308095. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Tweed. Theodore Roosevelt: The Mystery of the Unrecorded Environmentalist. [1 Apr. 2000]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308095.
APA:
Roosevelt, Tweed., [2000, April 1]. Theodore Roosevelt: The Mystery of the Unrecorded Environmentalist.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308095.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.