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Burns, Eric. The Golden Lad: The Haunting Story of Quentin and Theodore Roosevelt. Pegasus Books, 2016.
Butt, Archibald Willingham. Taft and Roosevelt: The Intimate Letters of Archie Butt, Military Aide. 2v. Kennikat Press, 1971.
Carlisle, J. M. The Cowboy and the Canal: How Theodore Roosevelt Cheated Columbia, Stole Panama, and Bamboozled America. Tangent Publishers, 2014.
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Eland, Ivan. Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity and Liberty. Independence Institute, 2009.
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____. Leadership: In Turbulent Times. Simon & Schuster, 2018
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Jeffers, H. Paul. Commissioner Roosevelt: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt and the New York City Police, 1895–1897. John Wiley & Sons, 1994.
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Kashdan, Todd, and Robert Biswas-Diener. The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self—Not Just Your “Good” Self—Drives Success and Fulfillment. Hudson Street, 2014.
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____. Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt. Basic Books, 2010 (CH, Jan’11, 48-2882).
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____. The Path between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870–1914. Simon & Schuster, 1977 (Oct’77).
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____. Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail. Century Company, 1888.
____. The Rough Riders. C. Scribner’s Sons, 1899.
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