During the summer of 1877 Theodore published his first work entitled "The Summer Bird of the Adirondacks" in Franklin County, NY. While he was away at college, his father died at the young age of 46 from stomach cancer. Theodore made it home only hours after his father had died. ... On February 14, Roosevelt lost his mother to typhoid, and within hours, his wife died of Bright's disease. ... Then, on September 14, 1901, William McKinley died of bullet wounds inflicted by an assassin; Theodore Roosevelt suddenly became the nation's 26th president. ...

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During the summer of 1877 Theodore published his first work entitled "The Summer Bird of the Adirondacks" in Franklin County, NY. While he was away at college, his father died at the young age of 46 from stomach cancer. Theodore made it home only hours after his father had died. ... On February 14, Roosevelt lost his mother to typhoid, and within hours, his wife died of Bright's disease. ... Then, on September 14, 1901, William McKinley died of bullet wounds inflicted by an assassin; Theodore Roosevelt suddenly became the nation's 26th president. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Woman suffrage is the right of women to vote. Today, women in nearly all countries have the same voting rights as men. But they did not begin to gain such rights until the early 1900's, and they had to overcome strong opposition to get them. Reading Jailed for Freedom has been like peeking into a w...

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• Grade Level: High School