Top 10 Heartbreaking Facts About Teddy Roosevelt
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Happy Fourth of July from Listverse! To mark the great occasion, here is a fascinating presidential list. Theodore Roosevelt (TR) is unquestionably one of history’s most interesting characters. And there is no shortage of available information about his life. In his book “Mornings on Horseback” David McCullough wrote, “The volume of published work one must become familiar with when dealing with even one part of such a life as Theodore led is almost overwhelming.” So much has been written about TR it seems there is little to be said that hasn’t been thoroughly covered; however, because we have come to view him as such a heroic figure, several tragic facts about his life that have bee
The Grant administration was possibly the most corrupt in our nation’s history. So much graft and bribery occurred under his watch that “Grantism” is how some came to describe greed and corruption. Major scandals rocked his administration, including “Black Friday,” a scheme to corner the gold market in which his brother-in-law was involved (Grant did act to foil the scheme, but not before thousands were harmed). The “Whiskey Ring, “scandal saw over 100 federal officials convicted in connection with the selling of whiskey stamps to distillers at huge discounts (Grant sullied his reputation by shielding his personal secretary). The “Credit Mobilier,” scam in which a phony company was set up to help construct the transcontinental railway, but in reality, bilked the government out of $20 million with Grant’s vice president, Schuyler Colfax, taking bribes. One of the worst was the “Indian Ring,” scandal where Secretary of War William Belknap took bribes from c