Letter from Mark Sullivan to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Atheism and literature, Books and reading, Criticism, London, Jack, 1876-1916, Socialism and literature
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Mark Sullivan encloses a paragraph about Jack London. He notes that people who have not been taught to think about what they read are impressed by the “bosh” that London writes, and that his false analogies about man and nature is the basis for a lot of atheism and socialism.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-12
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Mark Sullivan to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 12, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59276. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sullivan, Mark, 1874-1952. Letter from Mark Sullivan to Theodore Roosevelt. [12 Oct. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59276.
APA:
Sullivan, Mark, 1874-1952., [1908, October 12]. Letter from Mark Sullivan to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59276.
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.
