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Summer reading: T. Roosevelt, The Winning of the West

Started by floydf, June 17, 2026, 04:15:57 PM

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June 17, 2026, 04:15:57 PM
Theodore Roosevelt, The Winning of the West.

Reading now, and haven't quite got to the Revolution yet, but the details that he lays out with the  expansion of the American frontier on the westward side of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, the men like Daniel Boone, the daily life, the armed conflict with the Indians, the traders, the frontiersmen; just incredible levels of detail.  Very readable. 

Completely new perspective on Captain Morgan, and his company of Riflemen.  And why they were so successful.

Highly, highly recommended. 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09BSMML1Q?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1
"It is an uphill struggle, but I wish that we could distinguish more carefully between freedom and liberty. These conditions are not the same, though they are certainly related. Freedom is the absence of restraint - a physical circumstance. Liberty, on the other hand, is a political situation denoting the lawful capability of the citizen to defend himself and his near and dear without interference from the state. Note that the Declaration of Independence forcibly and particularly establishes the blessings of liberty upon ourselves and our posterity. I like to carry a pocket copy of the Declaration, plus the Constitution, in my travels. It is a good thing to have in hand when discussions arise."
-- Col. Jeff Cooper, Commentary
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