A Square Deal
Running Time:03:52:48 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by Larry Wilson, Mike Manolakes, Roselbex, Ciufi Galeazzi, Kerry Adams, BettyB, AK James, Cavaet, Bill Mosley, Tricia G
Genre(s): Business & Economics, Essays & Short Works, Political Science
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt became the 26th president of the United States when president William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. As the youngest president, Roosevelt advanced the progressive Republican program known as the “Square Deal” focused on conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. Expanding on this theme, “The matter contained is this book has been carefully prepared from the many addresses by the President, the aim being to bring under each specific head the ideas expressed on many occasions, by Horace Markle.” Topics range from The Farmer to World Peace, and The Essence of Christian Character.
American Big-Game Hunting
Written by Theodore Roosevelt, Owen Wister, George Bird Grinnell and Arnold Hague
Running Time:06:44:00 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by Michele Fry; Marty; Amabam; BettyB; Realisticspeakers; Joseph Tabler; Kyle Blackburn
Genre(s): Animals, Sports & Recreation
The first book published by The Boone and Crockett Club founded by Theodore Roosevelt and George Grinnell, who declared in their Editors Note: "Hunting big game in the wilderness is, above all things, a sport for a vigorous and masterful people. The rifle-bearing hunter, whether he goes on foot or on horseback, whether he voyages in a canoe or travels with a dog-sled, must be sound of body and firm of mind, and must possess energy, resolution, manliness, self-reliance, and capacity for hardy self-help. In short, the big-game hunter must possess qualities without which no race can do its life-work well; and these are the very qualities which it is the purpose of this Club, so far as may be, to develop and foster."
A bit outdated as to the equipment they used, this book is nevertheless an intense look at the west in early days, and at the beginnings of the conservationist movement in America. Each chapter focuses on a different animal, from buffalo, mountain goat, elk, pronghorn sheep, grizzlies, etc., indigenous peoples, different areas like the Rockies and Yellowstone, and it still captures the essence of the spirit of the hunt.
The book ends with a list of the club's original 100 members, a veritable Who's Who of Generals, Colonels, Doctors, Senators and Representatives, amongst them that most illustrious Gen'l William T. Sherman.
Hero Tales from American History
Running Time:5:33:57 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by David Leeson
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography
The purpose of this book "is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die; who proved their truth by their endeavor; and who joined to the stern and manly qualities which are essential to the well-being of a masterful race the virtues of gentleness, of patriotism, and of lofty adherence to an ideal."
Good Hunting: In Pursuit of Big Game in the West
Running Time:01:20:25 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by Larry Wilson, Laurie Banza, Jim Beckstra, Kerry Adams, Ed Foster, Betty B, Linsey Strauser
Genre(s): Animals, Sports & Recreation
Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most passionate of natural conservationists having establish five national parks, 18 national monuments, and 150 national forests and other protected areas. Part of his enchantment with the wild lands of the American West was big game hunting. These chapters were originally published in Harper’s Round Table, stories of the elk, bear, wolf, antelopes, and goats, concluding with a view of ranching.
Letters to His Children
Running Time:04:47:43 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by Michele Fry, Jeremy Logan, Jill Engle, Mark Hissong, Larry Wilson, Denise Nordell, Linda Dodge, Greg Giordano, Bill Mosley, Brian Prusko
Genre(s): General, Letters
The strong, vigorous, exalted character of a doting father who loved playing with his children and their pets, even while serving as the President of the United States, stands revealed in this selection of letters he wrote his children throughout their school years. They shed light on the cheerful man who remained throughout his life as pure and gentle as the soul of a child, plus many little reveals that there were squirrels nesting in the presidential bedroom, rats in the basement, and children's pranks that damaged the White House artwork! Many of these letters are considered valuable guides for youth in all ranks of life, notably those on the relative merits of civil and military careers, and the proper proportions of sport and study. Only a short time before he died, Teddy Roosevelt said "I would rather have this book published than anything that has ever been written about me."
NOTE: Roosevelt gave titles to all his letters, and all letters in this audio collection are recorded in sequential order with their titles. Most are too short to be published as separate audio files, thus several have been combined in most cases.
The Naval War of 1812
Running Time:19:49:28 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by James E. Carson
Genre(s): War & Military, Modern (19th C)
Somewhat detailed history of naval engagements between the United States and England during the War of 1812, from a decidedly American perspective. Completed by the author as a young man at age 24. After 120 years, it remains a standard study of the war.
The Rough Riders
Running Time:06:31:42 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by William Peck
Genre(s): War & Military, Memoirs
Theodore Roosevelt's personal account of The Rough Riders, the name affectionately bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one to see action. Roosevelt, serving first as Lt. Colonel and 2nd in command, gives a rousing depiction of the men and horses, equipment, talent, their trip to Cuba, battle strategies, losses, injuries and victories. He says: "In all the world there could be no better material for soldiers than that afforded by these grim hunters of the mountains, these wild rough riders of the plains . . accustomed to handling wild and savage horses . . to following the chase with the rifle, both for sport and as a means of livelihood . . they were hardened to life in the open, and to shifting for themselves under adverse circumstances . . My men were children of the dragon's blood, and if they had no outland foe to fight and no outlet for their vigorous and daring energy, there was always the chance of their fighting one another: but the great majority, if given the chance to do hard or dangerous work, availed themselves of it with the utmost eagerness."
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1901 - 1908)
Running Time:18:10:33 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by Kevin S; Paul Thomas; Mike Manolakes; Jay Troop; Joanne Turner; realisticspeakers; S McElhiney
Genre(s): War & Military, Political Science
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the President to outline his legislative agenda (for which he needs the cooperation of Congress) and national priorities. This album contains recordings of addresses from Theodore Roosevelt.
The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt
Running Time:7:24:38 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by Bob Neufeld
Genre(s): Literary Collections, Political Science, Memoirs
This book is a collection of Theodore Roosevelt’s published commentaries and public addresses on the general theme of the requirements for individual and collective success in the personal, civic, political, and social arenas.
Theodore Roosevelt: A Presidential Farewell and Last Address
Running Time:00:03:24 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by John Greenman
Genre(s): Literary Collections, Political Science
Last address and farewell by Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt: an Autobiography
Running Time:21:51:00 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by Mark Schenker, Roger Melin, Kara Shallenberg, Chris Amos, Sibella Denton, Ontheroad, Ian Hatley, Daisy55, Jason Procopio, Texttalker, Amanda Hindman, dolce, Great Plains, Steve Karafit, Cameron Conaway, Aaron Elliott
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Political Science, Modern (19th C)
In his vital, illustrative and dynamic autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt let us into the life that formed one of the greatest and outspoken presidents in American history. Not only are we privy to the formation of his political ideals, but also to his love of the frontier and the great outdoors.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
Running Time:12:32:51 in 1 MP3 Audio CD
Read by CM Slosson, Robert Beach, Matthew Westra, Gail Mattern, LivelyHive, Joelle Peebles, Tom Clifton, BenW, , Barry Eads, gogoblue, Kristine Bekere, Steve Foreman, Bev J Stevens, Kalynda, Selniff
Genre(s): Memoirs, Exploration
Roosevelt's popular book Through the Brazilian Wilderness describes his expedition into the Brazilian jungle in 1913 as a member of the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition co-named after its leader, Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon. The book describes all of the scientific discovery, scenic tropical vistas and exotic flora, fauna and wild life experienced on the expedition. One goal of the expedition was to find the headwaters of the Rio da Duvida, the River of Doubt, and trace it north to the Madeira and thence to the Amazon River. It was later renamed Rio Roosevel. Roosevelt's crew consisted of his 24-year-old son Kermit, Colonel Cândido Rondon, a naturalist sent by the American Museum of Natural History named George K. Cherrie, Brazilian Lieutenant Joao Lyra, team physician Dr. José Antonio Cajazeira, and sixteen highly skilled paddlers (called camaradas in Portuguese). The initial expedition started on December 9, 1913, at the height of the rainy season. The trip down the River of Doubt started on February 27, 1914.