Description
Inscribed to the Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front, Marshall Joseph Joffre, the first edition of My Brother Theodore Roosevelt by Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, the youngest sister of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Octavo, viii, [6], 365pp. Green cloth, title stamped in gilt. An early issue from 1922, the year after publication. Complete with frontispiece and 9 full page photographic illustrations. This copy is inscribed in French, but translates to the following: “For the Grand Marshal Joseph J.C. Joffre, with the sincere admiration of the author of the book, the sister of Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, and great friend of France. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson / April, 1922.”
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861-1933) was the youngest sister of President Theodore Roosevelt and an accomplished poet and author. In the 1890’s, she traveled with Theodore and Edith Roosevelt to the Dakota Badlands, which gave her better insight into his love of the outdoors. She was a frequent visitor to the White House, often staying up all night in conversation with her brother. Her literary works include: Call of Brotherhood (1912), One Woman to Another and Other Poem (1914), Service and Sacrifice (1919), My Brother Theodore Roosevelt (1921), The Poems of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1924), and Out of Nymph (1930).
