Teddy Roosevelt in California: The Whistle Stop Tour That Changed America

by Chris Epting

Book Overview

During his whirlwind 1903 tour of the western states, President Theodore Roosevelt paid his first visit to California. In between the appearances and pageantry, he embarked on three days of epic adventure in the wilderness of Yosemite with the famous and influential naturalist John Muir. A lover of the rugged outdoors, Roosevelt was humbled and impressed by the camping trip, which proved to be one of the most important sojourns in presidential history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626198012
• ISBN13: 9781626198012
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"