08-24-2021, 08:52 AM
Teddy Roosevelt in California: The Whistle Stop Tour that changed America by Chris Epting
Not a great book but does give some salient facts. I mostly read it to learn more about Roosevelt's trip up Road 600 to Yosemite. Oddly, I came across some anecdotes in my readings that do not appear in this book. But if you want to read the speeches that Roosevelt gave while in California, this is the book for you. The book also reprints articles written at the time commemorating the visit. Most of Roosevelt's speeches follow a similar pattern. The president lauds the crowds for being great americans. He loves what they have done with the state especially the irrigation systems. Roosevelt also urges people to keep up their conservation efforts.
The best part for me was a the end of the book where the author retraces the steps Roosevelt took on his three night camping trip in the park. On the second night, Muir and Roosevelt camped outdoors near Sentinel Dome. Scapino, his boys, and I just hiked over pretty much the same area. Now, I need to go back and look at that area again.
Not a great book but does give some salient facts. I mostly read it to learn more about Roosevelt's trip up Road 600 to Yosemite. Oddly, I came across some anecdotes in my readings that do not appear in this book. But if you want to read the speeches that Roosevelt gave while in California, this is the book for you. The book also reprints articles written at the time commemorating the visit. Most of Roosevelt's speeches follow a similar pattern. The president lauds the crowds for being great americans. He loves what they have done with the state especially the irrigation systems. Roosevelt also urges people to keep up their conservation efforts.
The best part for me was a the end of the book where the author retraces the steps Roosevelt took on his three night camping trip in the park. On the second night, Muir and Roosevelt camped outdoors near Sentinel Dome. Scapino, his boys, and I just hiked over pretty much the same area. Now, I need to go back and look at that area again.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm