Camping with President Roosevelt

Name: Camping with President Roosevelt
Author: John Burroughs

Camping with President Roosevelt is a work by John Burroughs, a naturalist and writer who was a close friend of President Theodore Roosevelt. The book is a collection of stories about the two men's camping trips together in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. The book begins with an introduction by Burroughs, in which he recounts how he and Roosevelt first met and became friends. He then goes on to describe the various camping trips they took together, including the first one in 1903. Burroughs recounts the scenery, the wildlife, and the conversations they had while camping. He also shares stories of Roosevelt's hunting and fishing trips, as well as his love of nature and the outdoors. Throughout the book, Burroughs paints a vivid picture of Roosevelt as a man of action and adventure, as well as a man of great intelligence and wit. He also shares his admiration for Roosevelt's leadership and his commitment to conservation. The book is a fascinating look at the friendship between two great men, and a wonderful glimpse into the life of one of America's most beloved presidents.

By John Burroughs · First published 1906 · Genre: Biography, Nature Writing, History · 41 chapters · 12,681 words

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When I accepted his invitation I was well aware that during the journey I should be in a storm centre most of the time, which is not always a pleasant prospect to a man of my habits and disposition. The President himself is a good deal of a storm, -- a man of such abounding energy and ceaseless activity that he sets everything in motion around him wherever he goes. But I knew he would be pretty well occupied on his way to the Park in speaking to eager throngs and in receiving personal and political homage in the towns and cities we were to pass through. But when all this was over, and I found myself with him in the wilderness of the Park, with only the superintendent and a few attendants to help take up his tremendous personal impact, how was it likely to fare with a non-strenuous person like myself, I asked? I had visions of snow six and seven feet deep where traveling could be done only upon snowshoes, and I had never had the things on my feet in my life. If the infernal fires beneath, that keep the pot boiling so out there, should melt the snows, I could see the party tearing along on horseback at a wolf-hunt pace over a rough country; and as I had not been on a horse's back since the President was born, how would it be likely to fare with me there?

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Work type: Novella
Author: John Burroughs
Date: 1906 CE
Language: English
Genres: Biography, Nature Writing, History, Adventure
Length: 12,681 words
Structure: 41 chapters, 106 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Biography — The book is about the camping trips taken by President Roosevelt, so it is a biography of his life.
Nature Writing — The book focuses on the camping trips taken by President Roosevelt, so it is a nature writing book.
History — The book is about President Roosevelt, so it is a historical book.
Adventure — The book is about the camping trips taken by President Roosevelt, so it is an adventure book.