Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway: A Study in Two Strenuous Lives
Subject(s): Authors, American--Biography, Field Museum of Natural History, Hemingway, Anson T. (Anson Tyler), 1844-1926, Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961, Percival, Philip H. (Philip Hope), 1884-, Presidents--Influence, Reynolds, Michael Shane, 1937-2000, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Safaris
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Neil Edward Stubbs examines the influence that Theodore Roosevelt had on the novelist Ernest Hemingway. Stubbs looks at Hemingway’s childhood and notes how the culture that he was raised in the in the first decade of the twentieth century was dominated by Roosevelt. Stubbs explores Hemingway’s love of hunting, his desire to meld the strenuous life with the intellectual life, and his quest for military service as evidence of his desire to emulate Roosevelt. Stubbs speculates that Hemingway may have become disillusioned with Roosevelt after his service in World War I, but he notes that Hemingway pursued military service in the 1930s and 1940s.
Three photographs populate the essay, including one each of Roosevelt and Hemingway with lions they killed while on safari in Africa.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2002
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway: A Study in Two Strenuous Lives. [2002]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308096. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Stubbs, Neil Edward. Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway: A Study in Two Strenuous Lives. [2002]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308096.
APA:
Stubbs, Neil Edward., [2002]. Theodore Roosevelt and Ernest Hemingway: A Study in Two Strenuous Lives.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308096.
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. March 5, 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.
