Teddy Roosevelt: “They were men with no pretensions to scientific learning, but they…”

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They were men with no pretensions to scientific learning, but they were singularly close and accurate observers and truthful narrators.

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Republican · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the observational skills of the explorers, emphasizing their accuracy despite lacking formal scientific training.

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