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African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist
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Title: African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Published: 1920
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 327
Catalogs: Presidents, Memoir, Sport
Description: Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Spine edges are frayed and corners are bumped and lightly exposed. Some spotting to boards, and evidence of historic dampstain. Inside hinge split and shows mesh. Ownership information on pastedown and flyleaf: Harry D. Perry, Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts. Interior pages are tanned but unmarked. Frontispiece of Theodore Roosevelt with lion he shot. Contains map of Roosevelt's route and hunting trips in Africa, and five additional illustrations and photographs. Former president Theodore Roosevelt's African safari in 1909 was undertaken for the Smithsonian Museum for its new natural history museum. During the course of the safari, Roosevelt sent dispatches of his hunts to Scribner's Magazine that were read by millions. These stories formed the basis of his book, African Game Trails, originally issued in book form in 1910. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858-1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Hardcover, acceptable condition due to minor dampstain. 327 pages, 12mo.
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
Published: 1920
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 327
Catalogs: Presidents, Memoir, Sport
Description: Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Spine edges are frayed and corners are bumped and lightly exposed. Some spotting to boards, and evidence of historic dampstain. Inside hinge split and shows mesh. Ownership information on pastedown and flyleaf: Harry D. Perry, Marshfield Hills, Massachusetts. Interior pages are tanned but unmarked. Frontispiece of Theodore Roosevelt with lion he shot. Contains map of Roosevelt's route and hunting trips in Africa, and five additional illustrations and photographs. Former president Theodore Roosevelt's African safari in 1909 was undertaken for the Smithsonian Museum for its new natural history museum. During the course of the safari, Roosevelt sent dispatches of his hunts to Scribner's Magazine that were read by millions. These stories formed the basis of his book, African Game Trails, originally issued in book form in 1910. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858-1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Hardcover, acceptable condition due to minor dampstain. 327 pages, 12mo.
