CONTENTS
[CHAPTER I]
Birthplace and Ancestry of Theodore Roosevelt—His Father's Philanthropy—City and Country Home—Days at School—Religious Training.
[CHAPTER II]
Nicknamed Teddy—Goes to Harvard College—Member of Many Clubs—Death of Mr. Roosevelt—Anecdotes of College Life
[CHAPTER II]I
Marries Miss Alice Lee—Travels in Europe—Bold Mountain Climbing—Elected to the Assembly—Personal Encounter with the Enemy
[CHAPTER IV]
Theodore Roosevelt and Governor Cleveland—Good Work as an Assemblyman—Some Measures pushed through—Birth of Alice Roosevelt—Death of Mr. Roosevelt's Mother
[CHAPTER V]
Theodore Roosevelt as a Ranchman and Hunter in the Bad Lands—Bringing down his First Buffalo—Rattlesnakes and a Wild Goose
[CHAPTER VI]
Grouse and Other Small Game—The Scotchman and the Skunk—Caught in a Hailstorm on the Prairie—Bringing down Black-tail Deer
[CHAPTER VII]
Runs for Mayor of New York City—Marriage to Edith Kermit Carew—Hunting in the Bighorn Mountains—A Wild Chase after Three Elk
[CHAPTER VIII]
Bringing down a Grizzly Bear—Back to New York—Appointed a Civil Service Commissioner—The Work of the Commission
[CHAPTER IX]
A Trip to the Shoshone Mountains—Caught in a Driving Snowstorm—Back to Work—Resignation as Civil Service Commissioner
[CHAPTER X]
Appointed Police Commissioner of New York City—Corruptness of the Department—Strenuous Endeavors to make Matters Better—A "Dry" Sunday—Enforcing the Tenement House Law and Other Measures
[CHAPTER XI]
Appointed First Assistant Secretary of the Navy—The Condition of Affairs in Cuba—Preparing for War—Theodore Roosevelt's Resolve
[CHAPTER XII]
Destruction of the Maine—Dewey's Victory—Theodore Roosevelt becomes a Soldier—Organizing the Rough Riders—Various Men in the Command
[CHAPTER XII]
In Camp at Tampa—To Port Tampa in Coal Cars—Theodore Roosevelt's Quick Move to obtain a Transport—The Wait in the Harbor—Off for Cuba at Last
[CHAPTER XIV]
Life on the Transport—The Landing at Daiquiri—The March to Siboney—The Trail through the Jungle—The Skirmish at La Guasima
[CHAPTER XV]
Along the Jungle Trail—Fording the River—Opening of the Battle of San Juan Hill—Bravery of the Rough Riders—Personal Experiences of Theodore Roosevelt during the Battle
[CHAPTER XVI]
Results of the Fight—Life in the Trenches—The Spanish Fleet in Santiago Harbor—Another Great Naval Victory—The Rough Riders and the Spanish Guerillas
[CHAPTER XVII]
Devotion of the Rough Riders to Theodore Roosevelt—His Kindness to his Men—Last of the Fighting—The Truce and Treaty of Peace
[CHAPTER XVIII]
Last Days in Cuba—The Departure for Home—Arrival at Montauk—Caring for the Sick and Wounded—Presentation to Theodore Roosevelt by his Men—Mustering out of the Rough Riders
[CHAPTER XIX]
Nominated for Governor of New York—A Rough Rider Way of Campaigning—Elected Governor—Important Work at Albany—The Homestead at Oyster Bay—Chopping down a Tree for Exercise
[CHAPTER XX]
Great Reception to Admiral Dewey—Governor Roosevelt's Increased Popularity—Last Annual Message as Governor—Visit to Chicago—Remarkable Speech on the Strenuous Life
[CHAPTER XXI]
The Convention at Philadelphia—Theodore Roosevelt seconds the Nomination of William McKinley—Becomes Candidate for the Vice-Presidency—Remarkable Tours through Many States
[CHAPTER XXII]
Elected Vice-President of the United States—Presides over the Senate—Tax upon Theodore Roosevelt's Strength—Starts on Another Grand Hunting Tour
[CHAPTER XXIII]
The Roosevelt Family in the Adirondacks—The Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo—Shooting of President McKinley—The Vice-President's Visit—Death of the President
[CHAPTER XXIV]
Theodore Roosevelt's Tramp up Mount Marcy—A Message of Importance—Wild Midnight Ride through the Mountains—On the Special Trains from North Creek to Buffalo
[CHAPTER XXV]
Takes the Oath as President—The New Chief Magistrate at the Funeral of President McKinley—At the White House—How the First Real Working Day was Spent
[CHAPTER XXVI]
Continuing the Work begun by President McKinley—The Panama Canal Agitation—Visit of Prince Henry of Prussia—The President at the Charleston Exposition
[CHAPTER XXVII]
Destruction at St. Pierre—American Aid—The Great Coal Strike—President Roosevelt ends the Difficulty—Tour through New England—The Trolley Accident in the Berkshires—A Providential Escape from Death
[CHAPTER XXVIII]
New Offices at the White House—Sends a Wireless Message to King Edward of England—End of the Trouble in Venezuela—The Canadian Boundary Dispute—Beginning of a Trip to the West—In Yellowstone Park
[CHAPTER XXIX]
Dedication of the Fair Buildings at St. Louis—Continuation of the Trip to San Francisco—Up in the Far Northwest—Back in Washington—The Post-office Scandals—The New Republic of Panama—A Canal at Last—Proclamation regarding the War between Japan and Russia—Opening of the Great Fair
[CHAPTER XXX]
Personal Characteristics of Theodore Roosevelt—The President's Family—Life at the White House—Our Country and its Future
[APPENDIX A.]
Brief Extracts from Famous Addresses delivered by Theodore Roosevelt
[APPENDIX B.]
List of Theodore Roosevelt's Writings
[APPENDIX C.]
Chronology of the Life of Theodore Roosevelt from 1858 to 1904
ILLUSTRATIONS
[Colonel Roosevelt at San Juan Hill ]
[Theodore Roosevelt's Birthplace]
[House in which Theodore Roosevelt roomed while at Harvard]
[Theodore Roosevelt at Graduation, 1880]
[Miss Alice Lee Roosevelt]
[Edith Kermit Roosevelt ]
[Theodore Roosevelt as a Rough Rider]
[Colonel Roosevelt at Montauk Point ]
[The Roosevelt Homestead at Oyster Bay ]
[Theodore Roosevelt]
[President McKinley and Vice-President Roosevelt ]
[President Roosevelt at his Desk ]
[The White House, showing New Offices]
[President Roosevelt and Cabinet, 1903]
[President Roosevelt Speaking at the Unveiling of the Statue of General Sherman ]
[President Roosevelt and his Family ]