Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-1910

Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-1910 - Hardcover

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Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-1910
  • Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-1910
Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-1910 - Hardcover

Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-1910 - Hardcover

by Frank H. Goodyear III
$29.95
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Book Overview

Accompany Theodore Roosevelt on his Smithsonian safari to East Africa with new context and perspectives

Features 120 historic duotone photographs

Immediately after Theodore Roosevelt left the White House, he led an African expedition for the Smithsonian that collected more than 23,000 specimens for its new natural history museum. Alongside his son, Kermit, Smithsonian naturalists, and African porters, they brought back a wide range of plants, fish, reptiles, and big game. This book takes readers along for the journey, and features:

  • More than 100 expedition photographs printed with stunning reproduction quality
  • Excerpts from Roosevelt's firsthand account in African Game Trails
  • Historical context and contemporary commentary from author Frank H. Goodyear III that provides an in-depth understanding of the expedition and its significance
  • A foreword from Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch III, who provides nuanced insight on Roosevelt's complicated legacy
  • An afterword from Dino J. Martins, a Kenyan entomologist and evolutionary biologist, on the role of African communities during the expedition

Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-10 contextualizes the expedition, explores its impact, and reflects on Roosevelt's complex legacy as a president and hunter-conservationist.
ISBN9781588348012
Author Frank H. Goodyear III
PublisherSmithsonian Books
GenreBiography, Hobbies & interests, Sports, and Education
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages252
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-1910 - Hardcover

Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-1910 - Hardcover

By Frank H. Goodyear III

About Frank H. Goodyear III

FRANK H. GOODYEAR III is the co-director of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, Maine. He is the author of more than a dozen books and exhibition catalogues, including most recently Art, Ecology, and the Resilience of a Maine Island: The Monhegan Wildlands and Gordon Parks: Herklas Brown and Maine, 1944. Goodyear was previously a curator of photographs at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.

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