The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln were the four courageous men that were considered for the carving. ... Borglum and his son, Lincoln, ventured off into the Black hills with a state forester by the name of Theodore Shoemaker (St. ... He was inspired by American heritage that led him to sculpt a Lincoln head for Theodore Roosevelt's stay at the White House. ... Borglum's third choice would be Abraham Lincoln, whom he admired deeply for his strength in holding the nation together during the Civil War and also for his beliefs that ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Warrior On October 27, 1858, in New York, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He was named after his father, Theodore Sr., and was sometimes called Thee or Teedie by his mother. He was a seventh generation Roosevelt. As a child and throughout his lifetime, Theodore suffered from severe asthma, becoming so bad that they would nearly suffocate him. His father, who refused to have a sickly child, would constantly carry him around, hoping that Theodore's lungs would become stronger. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Warrior On October 27, 1858, in New York, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt gave birth to Theodore Roosevelt, her second child and first son. He was named after his father, Theodore Sr., and was sometimes called Thee or Teedie by his mother. He was a seventh generation Roosevelt. As a child and throughout his lifetime, Theodore suffered from severe asthma, becoming so bad that they would nearly suffocate him. His father, who refused to have a sickly child, would constantly carry him around, hoping that Theodore's lungs would become stronger. ...

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• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School