The Winning of the West, Vol. 1: From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769–1776
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The Winning of the West by Theodore Roosevelt. A Major US History Series in four volumes. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1889.Volume One—From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769–1776
Narrated by Joseph TablerNote—This book is “read as written.” It was published in 1889. It is in the public domain.
We all know of Theodore Roosevelt being the US president from 1901 to 1909, an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, and naturalist. But few know of him being an acclaimed historian. Roosevelt’s The Winning of the West quickly became a bestseller. The first edition of his book sold out in little more than a month and helped establish Roosevelt as a literary man and scholar, placing him on a path toward future greatness.
CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME:
PrefaceCHAPTER I. THE SPREAD OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES.CHAPTER II. THE FRENCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY, 1763–1775.CHAPTER III. THE APPALACHIAN CONFEDERACIES, 1765–1775.CHAPTER IV. THE ALGONQUINS OF THE NORTHWEST, 1769–1774.CHAPTER V. THE BACKWOODSMEN OF THE ALLEGHANIES, 1769–1774.CHAPTER VI. BOON AND THE LONG HUNTERS; AND THEIR HUNTING IN NO-MAN’S-LAND, 1769–1774.CHAPTER VII. SEVIER, ROBERTSON, AND THE WATAUGA COMMONWEALTH, 1769–1774.CHAPTER VIII. LORD DUNMORE’S WAR, 1774.CHAPTER IX. THE BATTLE OF THE GREAT KANAWHA; AND LOGAN’S SPEECH, 1774.CHAPTER X. BOON AND THE SETTLEMENT OF KENTUCKY, 1775.CHAPTER XI. IN THE CURRENT OF THE REVOLUTION—THE SOUTHERN BACKWOODSMEN OVERWHELM THE CHEROKEES, 1776.CHAPTER XII. GROWTH AND CIVIL ORGANIZATION OF KENTUCKY, 1776.
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Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) was the twenty-sixth president of the United States. He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, leadership of the Progressive movement, and “cowboy” image. He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Progressive Party of 1912. Before becoming president, he held offices at the municipal, state, and federal level of government. Roosevelt’s achievements as a naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier are as much a part of his fame as any office he held as a politician.
