My Last Chance to Be a Boy: Theodore Roosevelt's South American Expedition of 1913-1914 (inscribed)
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Kathy Zeimetz, a great teacher and a fine friend, Best wishes from, Joseph R. Ornig, October 1997." Uncommon signed. Ornig was a Chicago businessman and Roosevelt scholar. This book, based on 20 years of original research, recounts Roosevelt's famous Amazon expedition and presages the best-selling The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard (2005). With a foreword by Roosevelt's great-grandson, Tweed Roosevelt, who participated in the 1992 retracing of that expedition. Textured beige paper boards with a red cloth spine. A very near fine book with a hint of bumping to some corners. In a near fine jacket with light rubbing. Near fine / Near fine. Item #2115
ISBN: 081171098X
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