false 2080828 6 Darling Ethel: Of course you remember the story of the little prairie girl. I always associate it with you. Well, again and again on this trip we would pass through prairie villages-bleak and lonely-with all the people in from miles about to see me. Among them were dozens of young girls, often pretty, and as far as I could see much more happy than the heroine of the story. One of them shook hands with me, and then, after much whispering, said: "We want to shake hands with the guard!" The "guard" proved to be Roly, who was very swell in his uniform, and whom they evidently thought much more attractive than the President... -from "Prairie Girls" Remembered today for his expansive personality and grand sense of adventure, Theodore Roosevelt-politician and soldier, naturalist and historian-was also a devoted, doting father and husband. This beautiful selection of the letters he wrote to his children over the courses of their lives, as well as a few written to other correspondents about the children, reveal a man deeply in love with his family and with the joys of fatherhood. The tales of Christmases at the White House and whistle-stop tours through the American countryside offer a cozy glimpse into one of the greatest American presidencies... and Roosevelt's tenderness with his sons and daughters-as he treats them as friends, confidantes, and equals-creates a warm and intimate portrait of one of the great American characters. Also available from Cosimo Classics: Roosevelt's A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open, America and the World War, Through the Brazilian Wilderness and Papers on Natural History, Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail, The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses, and Historic Towns: New York OF INTEREST TO: Roosevelt fans, readers of autobiography, students of the American presidency American icon THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919) was 26th President of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909, and the first American to win a Nobel Prize, in 1906, when he was awarded the Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War. He is the author of 35 books. 2086106 1 5 2006 Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children total:8|5:4|4:3|3:1|2:0|1:0| 8 35 17 2 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 16 07:00:03 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 07:08:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 25 09:47:56 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 10:01:18 -0700 2008 Mornings on Horseback it was a great find. His letters to his children are firm, yet gentle; sweet, yet paternal. Of great interest to me are the tragedies that befell his child...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Oct 20 14:29:30 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 14:29:30 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 13:04:56 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 13:04:56 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 25 09:49:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 09:49:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 16 11:52:32 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 11:52:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu May 07 15:06:18 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 15:06:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 02 07:18:16 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 07:18:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 27 07:20:43 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 07:21:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Dec 29 07:37:43 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 07:37:46 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Dec 18 10:38:30 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 10:38:30 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Nov 19 20:25:27 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 20:25:27 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 14 07:45:22 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 07:45:22 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Apr 06 15:43:44 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 15:43:49 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Mar 25 14:53:14 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 14:53:14 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Feb 08 22:50:44 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 22:50:44 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Oct 23 04:52:07 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 23 04:52:07 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2080828