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This is the syllabus for Mornings on Horseback which will be kicked off on May 30th.

Bryan has kindly put this together for the group.

Syllabus

Mornings On Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt

Table of Contents

Author's Note 9

Part One
ONE: Greatheart's Circle p.19
TWO: Lady from the South p.39
THREE: Grand Tour p.69
FOUR: A Disease of the Direst Suffering p.90
FIVE: Metamorphosis p.109

Part Two
SIX: Uptown p.131
SEVEN: The Moral Effect p.149
EIGHT: Father and Son p. 160

Part Three
NINE: Harvard p. 195
TEN: Especially Pretty Alice p. 218
ELEVEN: Home is the Hunter p. 237
TWELVE: Politics p. 251
THIRTEEN: Strange and Terrible Fate p. 277
FOURTEEN: Chicago p. 289
FIFTEEN: Glory Days p. 316
SIXTEEN: Return p. 351

Afterward p. 362

Notes p. 373
Bibliography p. 413
Index p. 427

Syllabus:

Week One - May 30th - June 6th -> Author's Note and Chapters ONE p.9-38
Author's Note and ONE - Greatheart's Circle

Week Two - June 7th - June 13th -> Chapter TWO p. 39 - 68
TWO - Lady from the South

Week Three - June 14th - June 20th -> Chapter THREE. p. 69 -89
THREE - Grand Tour

Week Four - June 21st - June 27th -> Chapter FOUR p. 90 - 108
FOUR - A Disease of the Direst Suffering

Week Five - June 28th - July 4th -> Chapter FIVE p.109 - 128
FIVE - Metamorphosis

Week Six - July 5th - July 11th -> Chapter SIX and SEVEN p. 131- 159
SIX - Uptown and SEVEN - The Moral Effect

Week Seven - July 12th - July 18th -> Chapter EIGHT p. 160 - 191
EIGHT - Father and Son

Week Eight - July 19th - July 25th -> Chapter NINE p. 195 - 217
NINE - Harvard

Week Nine - July 26th - August 1st - > Chapter TEN and ELEVEN p. 218 - 250
TEN - Especially Pretty Alice and ELEVEN - Home is the Hunter

Week Ten - August 2nd - August 8th - > Chapter TWELVE p. 251 - 276
TWELVE - Politics

Week Eleven - August 9th - August 15th - > Chapter THIRTEEN and FOURTEEN part 1-3 p. 277 - 310
THIRTEEN - Strange and Terrible Fate and FOURTEEN - Chicago

Week Twelve - August 16th - August 22nd - > Chapter FOURTEEN part 4 and FIFTEEN, part 1-3 p. 310 - 341
FOURTEEN - Chicago and FIFTEEN - Glory Days

Week Thirteen - August 23rd - August 31st - > Chapter FIFTEEN, part 4 and Chapter SIXTEEN and AFTERWARD p. 341 - 370

Bryan's version:
ISBN: 0671227114

Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough David McCullough David McCullough

Other Version noted on threads (I have the one below for example - but it should be easy to follow no matter which edition you have if you look at the sections themselves):

Mornings on Horseback The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life & the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt by David McCullough David McCullough David McCullough


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