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Mariella Hunt's avatar

This was a great introduction! I loved the details about his education!

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History Harbor's avatar

Roosevelt stuck to his own kind at Harvard, rather to be expected at that time; I was amused to see that his closest friend was a Minot.

My theory about Edith is that Roosevelt didn't like being told what to do, thought she was a bluestocking - and simply wasn't attracted to her. But after his beloved first wife died, he found familiarity comforting.

There's a splendid 17th century family portrait of the Saltonstall family in England.

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