Percival, Philip H. (Philip Hope), 1884-

President Roosevelt agrees with Ambassador Reid’s assessment of the interviewing being done by Edward VII, King of England. He thanks Reid for the introduction to Phillip H. Percival. After conferring with Edward North Buxton, Roosevelt has decided not to shoot in the reserves, and rescinds his request to Lord Eyre Crowe. Instead he asks only for permission regarding restricted species. The Sirdar of Egypt, F. R. Wingate, has written to Roosevelt about Sudan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is grateful for the guns W. S. Rainsford will leave in Africa for Roosevelt to use. He will not need any other guns. Roosevelt intends to follow the advice of the guides, Phillip H. Percival and Frederick John Jackson, and will be careful when pursuing wounded game.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

W. S. Rainsford will leave his guns in Africa for President Roosevelt to use. Rainsford offers recommendations on what kinds of guns and ammunition to use on Roosevelt’s upcoming trip to Africa, cautions Roosevelt on the use and care of telescopes for the rifles, and provides advice on hunting and travel around Africa.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-27

Creator(s)

Rainsford, W. S. (William Stephen), 1850-1933

Edward North Buxton is glad that President Roosevelt agrees on the subject of hunting in the reserves. There is tension locally over support and opposition to the reserves, but Roosevelt will not miss out on any game by avoiding them. Buxton asks for clarification on the recent check, which he sent to Nairobi. Buxton agrees, with Roosevelt that Kermit Roosevelt should not shoot at dangerous game until he has a little more experience, but is sure that Kermit’s nerve will stiffen up with experience. He comments that Roosevelt’s son Ted Roosevelt, will also be going through a similar process of growth at home, but in a different way. Buxton suggests speaking to Colonel J. H. Patterson or Lieutenant-Governor Frederick John Jackson, and sends Alfred E. Pease’s last letter mentioning William C. Judd. If it is solidly made, Buxton thinks Roosevelt’s 18 bore gun will suffice, and he offers his continued assistance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-22

Creator(s)

Buxton, Edward North, 1840-1924

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

In the “Book Notes” column, John A. Gable reviews Bully: An Adventure With Teddy Roosevelt which consists of the script of the play of the same name, complemented by eight pages of photographs. Gable quotes from a review of the play and from Theodore Roosevelt IV’s introduction to the book. Gable, as he did in the case of the play and film adaptation, praises the book and author Jerome Alden because he “does not tailor T.R. to fit current social or ideological fashions.”

Marvin R. Morrison reviews The End of the Game: The Last Word from Paradise which deals with the plight of the African elephant. Theodore Roosevelt’s hunting and his African safari of 1909 figure in the book and review. Morrison quotes Roosevelt, lists some of his fellow hunters, and argues that hunters are conservationists.