North America--Theodore Roosevelt International Highway

James F. Vivian reviews Moose Crossing, Max J. Skidmore’s history of the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway, and he laments, as does Skidmore, that the road better known as Highway 2 has few visible traces of the man for whom it was named. Charles Markis explains why the staff of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site created a children’s book for students who visit Theodore Roosevelt’s home, and he details the process of identifying the book’s theme, choosing illustrations, and publicizing the title. In a review of that work, Simply “Father”: Life with Theodore Roosevelt as Seen Through the Eyes of His Children, Natalie A. Naylor praises the layout and look of the work as well as its historical accuracy. The “Book Review” section closes with an announcement about the 2007 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association and notes that Lowell E. Baier’s article about the Elkhorn Ranch from the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal has been reprinted in the magazine of the Boone and Crockett Club.

The section includes three photographs of Roosevelt with his children at Sagamore Hill.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2007

Max J. Skidmore recounts the establishment of the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway which stretches from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon, and encompasses much of what is known today as U.S. Highway 2. Skidmore focuses much of his attention on the completion of the final stretch of the highway at Marias Pass in Montana in 1930 and the subsequent construction of a granite obelisk monument to Theodore Roosevelt at the Pass. Skidmore highlights the Roosevelt family members in attendance at the monument’s dedication in 1931 and again at its rededication in 1991. A photograph of the obelisk monument supplements the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1997

Creator(s)

Skidmore, Max J., 1933-