Download or read book American Ideals, and Other Essays, Social and Political written by Theodore Roosevelt and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few names are more widely known than that of Theodore Roosevelt, so that in one sense any introduction is superfluous. But in this sense he is known chiefly as the "Rough Rider" of the Santiago campaign; whereas those who read this book will see that his experience as a volunteer officer in the war with Spain is only one incident in a life which has been singularly varied in thought and accomplishment and useful in many fields. In 1900 when American Ideals was originally published, Theodore Roosevelt was the governor of New York.