Theodore Roosevelt 



In April, 1903, the President made a trip to the 

 Yellowstone Park, and there had an opportunity 

 to see wild game in such a forest refuge, living 

 free and without fear of molestation. Long be- 

 fore this Mr. Roosevelt had expressed his ap- 

 proval of the plan, but his own eyes had never 

 before seen precisely the results accomplished by 

 such a refuge. In 1903 he was able to contrast 

 conditions in the Yellowstone Park with those of 

 former years when he had passed through it and 

 had hunted on its borders, and what he saw then 

 more than ever confirmed his previous conclusions. 



Although politics have taken up a large share of 

 Mr. Roosevelt's life, they represent only one of 

 his many sides. He has won fame as a historical 

 writer by such books as "The Winning of the 

 West," "Life of Gouverneur Morris," "Life of 

 Thomas Hart Benton," "The Naval War of 

 1812," "History of New York," "American 

 Ideals and Other Essays," and "Life of Crom- 

 well." Besides these, he has written "The Strenu- 

 ous Life," and in somewhat lighter vein, his 

 "Wilderness Hunter," "Hunting Trips of a 

 Ranchman," "Ranch Life and the Hunting 

 Trail," and "The Rough Riders" deal with sport, 

 phases of nature and life in the wild country. For 

 many years he was on the editorial committee of 



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