Theodore Jr. was well-positioned to lead a life of privilege and leisure. Despite the wealth and social position of his family, Roosevelt's young life was far from easy. He chronically suffered ...

Theodore traveled with his family to Egypt and Syria, where he collected numerous birds. By then a skilled taxidermist, he skinned and mounted the birds himself. If young Roosevelt's collection ...

So many legends have grown up around Theodore Roosevelt that it is hard ... high-bred cynicism and arrogant coolness, which in a young man do not be-token the healthiest, strongest character ...