Book excerpt: The 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt was a historian, conservationist, naturalist and soldier. The youngest person to become President, Roosevelt was a leader of the progressive movement and championed his ‘Square Deal’ domestic policies, promising average citizens fairness. He expanded the Navy and prioritised conservation and established national parks, forests and monuments, preserving the nation’s natural resources. His successful efforts to broker the end of the Russo-Japanese War won him the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize and he continued to promote progressive policies. Roosevelt was a prolific author, writing with passion numerous political essays, seminal historical studies and insightful hunting and naturalist works. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Roosevelt’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Roosevelt’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * Features rare historical books, appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Rare hunting books, available in no other collection * Includes Roosevelt’s letters and addresses– explore the President’s personal correspondence and official messages * Roosevelt’s memoirs * Features 8 biographies – discover Roosevelt’s incredible life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Political Works Essays on Practical Politics (1888) American Ideals (1897) The Strenuous Life (1899) Inaugural Address (1905) State of the Union Addresses (1901-1908) American Problems (1910) The New Nationalism (1910) Realizable Ideals (1912) Fear God and Take Your Own Part (1916) A Book Lover’s Holidays in the Open (1916) The Foes of Our Own Household (1917) National Strength and International Duty (1917) The Great Adventure (1918) Introductions and Forewords to Various Works The Historical Works The Naval War of 1812 (1882) Thomas H. Benton (1886) Gouverneur Morris (1888) The Winning of the West: Volume I (1889) The Winning of the West: Volume II (1889) New York (1891) The Winning of the West: Volume III (1894) Hero Tales from American History (1895) The Winning of the West: Volume IV (1896) American Naval Policy (1897) The Rough Riders (1899) Oliver Cromwell (1900) Outlook Editorials (1909) African and European Addresses (1910) History as Literature and Other Essays (1913) America and the World War (1915) The Hunting Works Hunting Trips of a Ranchman (1885) Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail (1888) The Wilderness Hunter (1893) Hunting in Many Lands (1895) The Deer Family (1902) Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter (1905) Good Hunting (1907) African Game Trails (1910) Through the Brazilian Wilderness (1914) Life-Histories of African Game Animals (1914) The Letters A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents (1902) by James D. Richardson Theodore Roosevelt’s Letters to His Children (1919) The Memoirs Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography (1913) Average Americans (1919) The Biographies Theodore Roosevelt (1911) by Lawrence Fraser Abbott Theodore Roosevelt (1914) by Owen Wister Theodore Roosevelt: An Intimate Biography (1919) by William Roscoe Thayer Theodore Roosevelt (1920) by Charles J. Bonaparte Theodore Roosevelt (1920) by Edmund Lester Pearson Camping and Tramping with Roosevelt (1921) by John Burroughs My Brother Theodore Roosevelt (1921) by Corinne Roosevelt Robinson Theodore Roosevelt and His Times (1921) by Harold Howland Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks