Letter, Hermann Hagedorn to Oric Bates
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A poet and biographer, Hagedorn (1882-1964) was also a great admirer of Theodore Roosevelt, and wrote no less than six volumes about the former president and his family, including The Boys' Life of Theodore Roosevelt (1918); Roosevelt in the Bad Lands (1921); Roosevelt: Prophet of Unity (1924); and The Bugle that Woke America: The Saga of Theodore Roosevelt's Last Battle for His Country (1940). As indicated by the collection, Hagedorn and Oric Bates were close friends.