Winning of the West

“The Winning of the West, Vol. 4: Louisiana and the Northwest 1791—1807” by Theodore Roosevelt. A Major US History Series in four volumes. G.P. Putnam's Sons 1889. Note: This book is 'read as written'. It was published in 1889. It is in the public domain. We all know of Theodore Roosevelt the US president from 1901 to 1909, an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, and naturalist. But few know of him being an acclaimed historian. Roosevelt's “The Winning of the West” quickly became a bestseller. The first edition of his book sold out in little more than a month and helped establish Roosevelt as a literary man and scholar, placing him on a path toward future greatness.