The Strenuous Life, Essays and Addresses

New York: The Century Co, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. The Strenuous Life was the title of a speech that Roosevelt gave, while governor of New York, in Chicago in 1899. Based on personal experience, he argued that strenuous effort and overcoming hardship were ideals to be embraced by Americans for the betterment of the nation and the world in the 20th century. He advocated imperialism as an extension of the strenuous life, as well as the need for a strong military. This volume is a compilation of Roosevelt's early speeches and essays, 19 in total. Titles include Expansion and Peace, Character and Success, The American Boy, Military Preparedness and Unpreparedness, Manhood and Statehood, and Christian Citizenship. Octavo. Tan cloth-covered boards, with title in gilt on brown label on spine. Top edge of text block covered in gold. Pages show minor yellowing, but are clean and bright. 332 pages. AMHIST/060625. (Inventory #: 37978)