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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 to Editor of the Herald

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06945 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Place Written: Oyster Bay, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 1915/03/22 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Of the matter Roosevelt comments, "There is something cheap and unpleasant to high-minded Americans in seeing their fellow countrymen go abroad to look on at the agony." With Roosevelt's autograph underlinings and additions.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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