Manuscript regarding book selection
Typed excerpt from Chapter IX of Theodore Roosevelt’s Autobiography, Outdoors and Indoors, in which he offers advice on book selection and lists some of his favorite books.
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Creation Date
1913
Your TR Source
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Katherine Williams Watson
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt responds to a request from Katherine Williams Watson, children’s librarian at the Denver Public Library, to review a list of books called “Girlhood Favorites.” Roosevelt notes that the list includes many of her favorites and the favorites of her children, especially the books of Juliana Horatia Ewing.
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Creation Date
1930-10
Creator(s)
The books that I read and when and how I do my reading
In his article for Ladies’ Home Journal, Theodore Roosevelt describes the benefits of reading and provides advice on how to get people of any age interested in reading “serious literature.” Roosevelt elaborates on his reading habits and book selection processes, which stem from both his current mood and educational desires.
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Creation Date
1915-04