Adam Carman

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The men were like Roosevelt. All middle-aged white men, most with mustaches. The group had the look of former athletes. The shoulders were still strong, the backs still rigid for the most part, but cheeks had grown rounder, the stomachs thicker, and hair thinner as the years progressed.
The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of the American Athlete
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