Theodore Roosevelt and the Smithsonian Expedition to British East Africa, 1909-1910

Accompany Theodore Roosevelt on his Smithsonian safari to East Africa with new context and perspectives Features 120 historic duotone photographs Immediately after Theodore Roosevelt left the White House, he led an African expedition for the Smithsonian that collected more than 23,000 specimens for its new natural history museum. Alongside his son, Kermit, Smithsonian naturalists, and African porters, they brought back a wide range of plants, fish, reptiles, and big game. This boo