The Rough Writer
News for and about the Volunteers at Sagamore Hill
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“True homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips and shows itself in deeds... We can best prove our thankfulness to the Almighty by the way in which on this earth and at this time each of us does his duty to his fellow men.” – Theodore Roosevelt, 1901
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A Thanksgiving Truce / J.S. Pughe
Theodore Roosevelt, wearing his rough rider uniform, sharing a feast with many wild animals sitting around a large banquet table in the wilderness. A bear is making a toast. Ted Jr., wearing buckskin, is sitting on a rock at a small table with a bear cub.
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Proclamation 822 - Thanksgiving Day, 1908 |
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By the President of the United States of America
Thanksgiving Proclamation
Once again the season is at hand when, according to the ancient custom of our people, it becomes the duty of the President to appoint a day of prayer and of thanksgiving to God.
Year by year this Nation grows in strength and worldly power. During the century and a quarter that has elapsed since our entry into the circle of independent peoples we have grown and prospered in material things to a degree never known before...The growth in wealth and population has surpassed even the growth in territory. Nowhere else in the world is the average of individual comfort and material well-being as high as in our fortunate land.
For the very reason that in material well-being we have thus abounded, we owe it to the Almighty to show equal progress in moral and spiritual things. With a nation, as with the individuals who make up a nation, material well-being is an indispensable foundation. But the foundation avails nothing by itself. That life is wasted, and worse than wasted, which is spent in piling, heap upon heap, those things which minister merely to the pleasure of the body and to the power that rests only on wealth... The things of the body are good; the things of the intellect better; the best of all are the things of the soul; for, in the nation as in the individual, in the long run it is character that counts. Let us, therefore, as a people set our faces resolutely against evil, and with broad charity, with kindliness and good-will toward all men, but with unflinching determination to smite down wrong, strive with all the strength that is given us for righteousness in public and in private life.
Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, do set apart Thursday, the 26th day of November, next, as a day of general thanksgiving and prayer, and on that day I recommend that the people shall cease from their daily work, and, in their homes or in their churches, meet devoutly to thank the Almighty for the many and great blessings they have received in the past, and to pray that they may be given the strength so to order their lives as to deserve a continuation of these blessings in the future.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this thirty-first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-third.
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Theodore Roosevelt’s 1908 Thanksgiving proclamation speaks eloquently of the blessings this nation enjoys. But just as he did throughout his public and private life, Roosevelt, also uses this document to remind Americans that a nation’s greatness is not measured by the power that rests solely on its wealth, but survives on the strength of its character, the commitment of its citizens to charity, goodwill to all, and “righteousness” in pubic and private life.
Although the pandemic restrictions continue to impose necessary limits on the size of our
traditional holiday gatherings this year, Roosevelt’s words delivered 112 years ago, still serve as a relevant reminder to remember with humility and gratitude the true blessings, privileges, and duties of life in this democracy.
In 1908, the country was emerging from the shadows of still lingering societal and political strife wrought by the Civil War of the previous century. And, just as in our own time, many Americans struggled not with having too much, but with having too little, feeling economically and politically frustrated.
However, then, as now, despite serious threats to its stability, our democracy survives. And though we still fall short of democracy’s perfection, we can all, like TR, be thankful for this nation, ever mindful of our shortcomings while recommitting ourselves to the constitutional and aspirational values that define the true worth of our nation’s strengths and achievements: the continued quest for human dignity,
equal justice under the rule of law, and a “square deal” for all.
For this, we join you in celebrating another Thanksgiving.
Nancy and Charlotte
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News Worth Remembering
by Nancy Hall
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Volunteer Brenda Cherry, formerly a research librarian for Time, Inc., including Money and Fortune magazines, is now spending her retirement years as a part-time librarian for the Syosset Public Library. An inveterate newspaper “treasure hunter”, Brenda sent the following articles on TR that we think you will find “dee-lightful”. |
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Exaggeration has always been the stuff of satire, especially of public figures; and TR, with his distinctive mustache, glasses, “big stick,” and big teeth, was an easy target for fun and caricature by journalists and others. This first article from the Washington Evening Times (Oct. 12, 1900) describes an attempt by Wallace Odel who sought a patent for a game he designed called, “Teddy’s Teeth.” Contrary to rumor, a patent was granted to Mr. Odel, but the patent office belatedly found the game to be an insult to the Vice Presidential candidate, and the design was withdrawn from circulation. |
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Unlike her husband, Edith Roosevelt was not an object of satire by the press of her time. Rather when, as the wife of the new Vice President, she was asked to step in and assume hostess duties for the ailing Mrs. McKinley, she was praised as being more than able to occupy this leading social position. Though her teeth were also mentioned in the following article, they were not the object of caricature but described as “beautiful teeth that are characteristic of the whole Roosevelt family.” The following article from the Manchester (Iowa) Democrat (Feb. 6, 1901) describes in glowing terms Mrs. Roosevelt’s beauty and aristocratic bearing while also praising her and her husband’s lack of pretense: “The Roosevelts are not rich, as riches are counted in society. They will not entertain on any grand scale of magnificence, but at their home in Washington foreign visitors will have an opportunity to see the very best type of an American home.” |
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Many thanks to Brenda for sharing these news accounts from over a hundred years ago.
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Curator's Corner
by Susan Sarna
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Interesting Requests
Books are still being written, documentaries are being filmed, and curious homebound researchers are in abundance. The current lockdowns throughout the world have not slowed down people’s fascination with Theodore Roosevelt or his family. The park has seen a spike in requests in the last year. In the past 9 months we have filmed a segment for a History Channel documentary, provided photos and research for CBS Sunday Morning, and fulfilled 121 written research and historic photo requests. I tasked the staff to come up with their most interesting requests.
My most interesting request recently was from Tweed Roosevelt. Tweed is researching what books TR was reading at the end of his life. We know that TR kept the books he was currently reading in the Library, so we decided to compare the 1919 Probate Inventory of the books in the Library to the volumes in the Library today. The results have been fascinating, and Lindsay detailed the findings on a spreadsheet that highlighted books that are currently on exhibit in the Library. We also discovered that many of the others are currently in the Gun Room or the North Room. A sampling of some of those books include the Fireside Encyclopedia of Poetry”, 15 volumes of the works of Charles Dickens, the Life of Nelson and the History of England in 8 volumes, The Crusaders in the East and the Writings of Carlyle in 4 volumes.
One of Laura’s favorite requests this year was the work she did for the CBS program, CBS Sunday Morning. "CBS was doing a segment about the Roosevelt pets and requested different photographs of the pets at Sagamore Hill and the White House, as well as information on how many pets the Roosevelts had over the years. We have put together a list of over 70 different pets that are mentioned in primary resources, their names and their approximate years of life. The list includes horses and other animals that some may not consider "pets" such as a cow and hens. Host Mo Rocca and one of the production writers were astounded that the Roosevelts had so many cherished furry friends."
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Kermit, Ethel, and Ted Jr. playing with guinea pigs on the porch of the Governor's mansion in Albany, NY, c. 1899.
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Lindsay’s favorite research request so far has been about the coal hod. “Volunteer Nancy Hall asked whether or not the coal hod, given as a thank you gift to Theodore Roosevelt for his work in negotiating the Anthracite Coal Strike, had a piece of coal in it when it was presented. Through researching our collection of oral histories with the Roosevelt Family, we were able to find the answer as well as deepen our own knowledge of the object! Ethel Roosevelt Derby remembered the day the hod was left on the steps of the White House. It was left, not as a gift from the Union as previously thought, but by an individual miner; and yes, it did have a small piece of coal inside. Mrs. Derby also recalled how important this object was to her father and how much he cherished it.”
And from Kevin: “We received a request from a gentleman looking for images of his relative who had served under Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt in the First World War. Regrettably, we found no photographs in the catalog depicting PFC Lofquist. However, this request provided an opportunity to augment my knowledge of the Roosevelts and Sagamore Hill. While researching, I delved into the story surrounding the decision to move Quentin’s grave next to that of his oldest brother, Ted Jr. This caused some controversy in the Roosevelt family, as President and Mrs. Roosevelt had expressed their wish that Quentin remain where he was initially buried. Though it is fitting that the two fallen brothers should rest side by side, the documents reveal a more complex and fraught history. It is unfortunate that we cannot always meet researchers’ needs, but these requests always offer the chance to enhance our understanding of the history behind our Park and advance its mission.”
It will take more than a pandemic to slow down the thirst for TR knowledge, and until it does, we will be here to answer those ever-burning questions.
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Tour Tips - It Happened in November |
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November 9, 1881 – At age 23, Theodore Roosevelt elected to the New York State Assembly, representing the 21st District.
November 1883 – TR re-elected for a second term in the NY State Assembly.
November 1885 – TR begins his secret courtship of Edith Carow.
November 19, 1897 – Quentin Roosevelt, TR’s 6th child, his 4th son, is born.
November 8, 1898 – TR elected Governor of New York.
November, 1900 – William McKinley is elected for a second term; TR becomes Vice President.
November 4, 1902 – On a hunting trip to Mississippi, TR refuses to shoot an old bear that is tied to a tree. The Teddy Bear legend begins.
November 18, 1903 – The Panama Canal treaty is signed.
November 1906 – TR visits Panama to inspect construction of the canal. He becomes the first sitting president to leave the country while in office.
November 1912 – Progressive Party candidate,TR, loses presidential race to Democrat Woodrow Wilson, coming in second in a three-party race. He handily defeats incumbent William Howard Taft.
November 11, 1918 – At the 11th hour, on the 11th day of the 11th month, the armistice is signed, marking the end of WWI.
November 1918 – The Great Adventure is published, and TR is hospitalized for recurring abscesses. He dies two months later at his home, Sagamore Hill, on January 6, 1919.
November 1918-1920 – The "Spanish flu" pandemic kills millions around the world.
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The Red Bandana
by Charlotte Miska
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My Dad carried the iconic red bandana as did many of the farmers, plumbers, carpenters, and other “workmen” in the small town on the North Fork where I grew up. So while reading a recent issue of Smithsonian magazine, an article on the global history of the bandana caught my eye.
During the 18th century, European snuff users had the embarrassing problem of leaving brown stains on their handkerchiefs when blowing their nose. The solution was to use the bandanas from India where a tie-dyeing technique called bandhani was used to create colorful silk and cotton kerchiefs covered in lively patterns. The Dutch and English East India companies started importing these kerchiefs to England where the name was anglicized to bandana. By the early 19th century, Europe had started producing its own bandanas, most notably in Mulhouse, France, where dye producers developed a version of Turkey red, the color most commonly associated with bandanas today. The familiar paisley pattern imitated Kashmir shawls.
In colonial America, bandanas were sometimes printed with maps, as travel guides. During the Revolutionary War a bandana featured a likeness of George Washington astride a horse, encircled by a series of cannons and the words, “George Washington, Esq., Foundator and Protector of America’s Liberty and Independency.”
This brings me to the presidential election of 1912 and the bright red bandana created for TR’s campaign. The imagery was intended to be an appeal to voters reminding them of how much Roosevelt had endeared himself to them a decade ago. The hat in the center of the bandanna symbolized Roosevelt’s decision to run for President after a hiatus of four years, by proclaiming “My hat is in the ring.” The hat was the same style as the one TR wore as a Rough Rider. His initials printed around the outside of the hat were designed to look like a cattle brand, evoking Roosevelt’s ranching years in the Dakota Territory during the 1880s. Around the outer edge of the bandanna appears the caricatured image of TR, with the Rough Rider hat, spectacles, and mustache. The bandanna he is wearing was also a part of his Rough Rider uniform.
Does it look familiar? A nearly identical red bandana is given to volunteers earning the red-bandana award! Who knew?
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Lois Lindberg repurposed her red bandanas for use in 2020 |
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Sources: Smithsonian website, Henry Ford Museum website |
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Edith's Garden Update
Researched by Lana Dubin with additions from Brenda Cherry,
Sandra Coudert Graham, and Bill Reed
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Edith Roosevelt and Richard Derby, Jr. |
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The following historical background for the Garden Project was prepared in 2019 by a former member of the SH Curatorial Staff, Lana Dubin, before she left to work at the Tenement Museum in New York City.
In 1880, Theodore Roosevelt purchased 155 acres of farm land in Oyster Bay, New York, to build a homestead for his new bride, Alice Hathaway Lee. Roosevelt’s new property consisted of “agricultural fields of buckwheat and corn, pastures for grazing, an asparagus bed, an orchard, woodlands, beach, and an old farm barn.” Shortly after his purchase of the property, TR sold 68 acres to family members.
Roosevelt intended on maintaining his property’s rural character as a working farm, so the first building he commissioned was a stable and lodge. Alice died in 1884 before Theodore’s plans were fully realized, and Roosevelt left his sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles or "Bamie," in charge of the construction of his new home and his new infant daughter.
Historic photographs show that after the home was completed in 1885, the surrounding area completely lacked vegetation. According to correspondence between Roosevelt and Bamie, and Theodore Jr.’s recollection, Bamie began planting “almost immediately after the completion of the house.”
Roosevelt remarried, and returned to Sagamore Hill with his second wife, Edith Kermit Carow, in 1887.
Kathleen Dalton writes in the Historic Resource Study that, “a shared interest in nature was one of the bonds that made Roosevelt’s second marriage especially happy. He and his wife, Edith, wanted to make a beautiful spot even more lovely,” so they “expanded the original tree plantings put in by Bamie in 1885-86 and added much landscaping of their own.” Historic photographs verify that by the “early 1890’s these plants were well established.”
Once Theodore and Edith were settled into their new home, they turned their attention to cultivating the grounds. Fields were sown to the south, east, and far north of the house. Pastures of hay and clover were used to feed livestock. An orchard of apple, pear, peach, plum, and cherry trees was located near the pastures to the east of the home. Most significant was the large 3.2-acre flower and vegetable garden to the northeast of the house that “provided all the fruits and vegetables for the rapidly growing family.” Depending on the year, between twenty and forty of the fifty-five acres of non-wooded viable land were cultivated. These fields, pastures, orchard, and garden were “separated by rustic wooden rail fences that were so expansive that only the woodlands formed their boundary far in the distance.”
After Edith’s death in 1948, Sagamore Hill was purchased by the Roosevelt Memorial Association (RMA), and the landscape was transformed from a working farm to a manicured park.
The most dramatic landscape change was the installation of a paved entry drive and visitor parking lot in 1953, bisecting the historic flower and vegetable garden and leaving fragmented pieces to the east and west. Historic structures such as arbors, frames, gates, and fences were removed, and in September 1958, the TRA purchased a “wood timber gazebo and installed the structure west of the entry drive at the end of the truncated central path of the historic garden.” This gazebo and the planting of non-historic trees and shrubs destroyed all references to a productive landscape and instead implied that the garden was “primarily decoration for a restful, covered seating area and [was] not actively maintained to provide food and recreation opportunities.”
Garden Project Objective
The aim of this project is to restore approximately a quarter acre of flower and vegetable garden from the edge of the parking lot west to the Garden Shed to help interpret Sagamore Hill as a family home and working agriculture landscape. In preparation for rehabilitating portions of the flower and vegetable gardens primary source documents, oral histories, and photographs should be referenced, and an archaeological survey should be conducted to identify the original foot print of the garden, garden paths, and fence lines. Paths, beds, plant material, fence lines, structures, and existing historic trees and shrubs should all be incorporated in a comprehensive rehabilitation plan.
Historic Garden Update – Lana Dubin
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Area outlined in blue identifies boundaries of the original garden. Area in red indicates the proposed garden.
Through the initiative of Susan Sarna and the Sagamore Hill Curatorial Staff the resurrection of Garden Restoration was proposed to the Theodore Roosevelt Legacy Partnership (TRLP) Board, which agreed to offer financial and organizational support.
A subcommittee of the TRLP Board composed of Sandra Coudert Graham, Margaret Stacey, Rick Elinson, and Donna Oom is organizing the Project. In looking at the Project, the TRLP will need to hire a professional horticulturist who would oversee volunteers working on setting up and maintaining the Garden. The Garden Subcommittee has identified some possible contractors. Funding will be provided by the TRLP through the Coudert Foundation and public donations.
Garden Status During Coronavirus
The trees have been removed. A National Park Service archaeologist was scheduled to check the paths for the garden; however, due to COVID-19, the NPS will not authorize travel unless it's an emergency. Therefore, the archaeological study has been pushed back to Spring 2021. The TRLP, Jonathan Parker (Park Superintendent), and Susan Sarna, (Curator and Cultural Resources), will come up with work options during this lag time. Based on what we know, material for the paths will be customized as to color and appearance (maybe to look like oyster shells). It is expected that once we get started the entire area should be dug up and the survey lines and paths laid out within a two-week period. During construction there could be a sign identifying the project as Edith’s Garden. Since this is an open area, we will need to limit access without making it look like a construction site.
Once completed the Garden could be open for interpretive tours. The TRLP is looking forward to resuming work on the Garden Project site once the NPS authorizes travel for the archaeologist.
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More BTW-TR Dinner
Dee-lightful Discoveries
by Toby Selda
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Fame of BTW by 1901
Booker T. Washington, renowned African-American leader and founder of the Tuskegee Institute, was widely known and respected by the time of the 1901 White House dinner. In 1896, he was the first Black man to receive an honorary degree from Harvard (along with Alexander Graham Bell and the commander of the US Army). In 1898, President McKinley, along with members of his cabinet and several generals, spent the day being part of a huge celebration at Tuskegee. In 1899, on a European tour, Washington and his wife were received by statesmen, diplomats, aristocrats, and royals, and invited to parties and weekends at their country estates. The American ambassador held a reception for him where he met Mark Twain for the first time. The Washingtons were invited (along with Susan B. Anthony and several hundred other women in town for an international conference) to take tea with Queen Victoria. (1) His bestselling autobiography, Up From Slavery, had recently been published, and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt planned a visit to meet with him at Tuskegee later that year.
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William McKinley, standing on platform, between Gov. Joseph F. Johnston and Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee, 1898.
(Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)
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Lunch or Dinner?
To downplay the seriousness of the dinner some found so offensive, there were claims it was really only lunch. Several main sources say it was dinner. “In the Roosevelt papers there is a note in Dr. Washington’s hand, dated October 16, 1901: ‘Dear Mr. President: I shall be very glad to accept your invitation for dinner this evening at 7:30.’ ” (2) TR said “I was not at luncheon. I asked him to come and take dinner with me that night.” (3) “In the 1930’s a journalist wrote to Edith Roosevelt and asked if it was lunch or dinner. Edith promptly replied, “My dear sir, an entry in my diary of October 16, 1901, notes ‘Mr. Booker Washington at dinner.’ Believe me, Very truly yours, Edith Roosevelt.” (4)
TR once asked his Black valet his opinion of the dinner. (5)
“Now James, what did you think about it?”
“I think it was all a mistake,” I said.
“You do?” he said looking up rather surprised. “And what was the trouble with it?”
“Of course,” I replied, “I don’t mean to say that you made a mistake, Mr. Roosevelt. I criticize Washington for accepting your invitation. He knew the white people of the South and he must have known that the affair would bring you – a true friend of the colored race – into a lot of unfriendly criticism. He had plenty of time to think it over and he could easily have found an excuse not to accept the invitation.”
“So that’s what you think?” he asked.
“Yes,” I answered.
“Well, by George, I don’t agree with you,” he said and that was all.
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An Opera
Scott Joplin, the very popular African American composer, wrote his first opera, A Guest of Honor, a ragtime tribute to Booker T. Washington’s groundbreaking White House dinner. Unfortunately at the height of its 1903 tour, it disappeared forever. The only signs of its existence are an entry at the US Copyright Office and a few tour advertisements.(6)
(Editor’s Note: Many of us first became familiar with Joplin’s delightful music from the 1973 movie, The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford.)
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Advertisement for Guest of Honor |
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Booker T. Washington Locally
Several sources said that BTW had spoken at the first Northport High School graduation in either 1900 or 1901. I wrote to the curator of the Northport Historical Society to find out which it was. She said from what she was able to research, he did not speak at the first graduation in 1900 and the confusion was probably from the fact that there was a speech at the second graduation in 1901 titled “Booker T. Washington” given by a local citizen. She feels this was probably misunderstood and perpetuated this myth. But she said he did speak at a graduation program at the local Methodist church at a later date.
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For several years toward the end of his life, Booker T. Washington had a summer home in Fort Salonga, which is only a few miles from my house. Washington frequently visited the downtown shopping area of Northport and Jones Drug Store on Main Street. (7) The house which sits close to a bluff and has a view of Long Island Sound, still exists. However, it is in disrepair and mostly hidden by brush and trees. This sign, not far from the home, can be viewed at 30 Cousins Street. |
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Notes:
(1) Davis, Guest of Honor, 71, 98, 120.
(2) Pringle, Theodore Roosevelt, 175.
(3) Amos, Hero to His Valet, 53.
(4) Davis, 270.
(5) Amos, 55.
(6) Davis, 243-244, 267.
(7) Jackson, African Americans in Northport, 65.
Sources:
Amos, James E. Theodore Roosevelt: Hero to His Valet. New York: John Day, 1927.
Davis, Deborah. Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation. New York: Atria Books, 2012.
Jackson, Thelma. African Americans in Northport: An Untold Story. New York: Maple Hill Press, 2000.
Pringle, Henry F. Theodore Roosevelt. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1931, 1956.
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Nature Corner
by Charlotte Miska
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Wild Turkeys
Contrary to popular opinion, Benjamin Franklin did not want the national bird to be a turkey. The myth started as a result of a letter he wrote to his daughter Sarah criticizing the original eagle design for the Great Seal saying it looked more like a turkey. He wrote the “Bald Eagle ... is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly ... [he] is too lazy to fish for himself.” The turkey is “a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America.” Franklin considered the turkey “a bird of courage.”
The turkeys on Long Island are native Eastern Wild Turkeys. The DEC estimates there are more than 6,000 wild turkeys on Long Island. While mostly in Suffolk County, sightings in eastern Nassau are not uncommon. Turkeys travel in flocks and search the ground for nuts, berries, insects, and snails. In early spring, males gather in clearings to perform courtship displays where they puff up their body feathers, fan their tails, and strut while giving their characteristic gobbling call. At night they roost in trees.
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Sources: Franklin Institute website, history.com, Cornell All About Birds |
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FOSH Virtual Book Discussion with
Dan Abrams and David Fisher
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Authors in Conversation
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at 7 PM EST, you are invited to attend (via Crowdcast) what will surely be an informative and entertaining conversation between authors Dan Abrams and David Fisher.
“No more dramatic courtroom scene has ever been enacted,” reported the Syracuse Herald in 1915 as it covered “the greatest libel suit in history.” Theodore Roosevelt had vilified William Barnes, the leader of the Republican Party, for political corruption. Barnes responded by suing Roosevelt. The spectacle of a former president taking the witness stand to defend himself in a lawsuit captured the attention of the nation.
Theodore Roosevelt for the Defense, by coauthors Dan Abrams and David Fisher, presents a riveting snapshot of the American legal system, as the beloved former president fought to protect his legacy.
For this event, David Fisher will act as Moderator/Interviewer of Dan Abrams.
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The Rough Writer is Available Online |
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You can find the Rough Writer on the Friends of Sagamore Hill website. Simply select the MORE ABOUT TR menu and click Rough Writer Newsletter. You will go to a page that lists the Rough Writer issues going back to January 2020. Back issues are now readily available for your reading pleasure. Thank you Patrick Teubner for making this happen. |
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This newsletter is produced by members of the Volunteer Advisory Board for the volunteers of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. |
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Proofreader
Susan Sarna
Laura Cinturati
Layout
Charlotte Miska
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Contributors
Brenda Cherry
Nancy Hall
Charlotte Miska
Bill Reed
Susan Sarna
Toby Selda
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Comments?
Nancy Hall, Editor
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About Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, located in Oyster Bay, New York, is a unit of the National Park Service. The Site was established by Congress in 1962 to preserve and interpret the structures, landscape, collections and other cultural resources associated with Theodore Roosevelt’s home in Oyster Bay, New York, and to ensure that future generations understand the life and legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, his family and the significant events associated with him.
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