Theodore Roosevelt: Letter on the Pacific and Navy (facsimile)
c. 1898
Two-page facsimile edition of a typewritten letter from Theodore Roosevelt on Pacific strategy, Hawaii, naval construction, the Nicaraguan canal, rivalry with Japan, and cabinet politics (Secretary Long, John Sherman). Each folio pairs the archival scan with a diplomatic transcription and accuracy notes. Prepared from original manuscript sheets; Roosevelt’s signature appears on the closing leaf. Spelling and punctuation follow the typescript (e.g. “measurs”).
