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Teddy Roosevelt: “I could not but admire their strong, manly forms, and the disdainful resolution with which they had hunted and travelled…”

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I could not but admire their strong, manly forms, and the disdainful resolution with which they had hunted and travelled for so many hundred miles, in defiance of the white frontiersmen and of the wild native tribes as well.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt admires the resilience and strength of a group of individuals who navigated challenging terrains.

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