Identifier: cu31924096989235 (find matches)
Title: The Roosevelt book; selections from the writings of Theodore Roosevelt
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Subjects: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Presidents
Publisher: New York, C. Scribner's Sons
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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