True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 251
entlest of them all. He was buried with all the ceremonyand all the demonstrations of respect and affection the countrycould give. At the time his body was lowered into the grave,for five minutes the whole people came to rest, all businessceased, and a solemn silence overspread the land from seato… … T THEODORE ROOSEVELT. HEODORE ROOSEVELT was a New York boy. Hewas born in that great cityon October 27, 1858. Hewas taught at home to be active andindustrious. He tells us himself: My father, all my people, heldthat no one had a right to merelycumber the earth; that the mostcontemptible of created…
