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148 LIVES OF THE PRESIDENTS of young men he has put an ardent sense of per sonal responsibility for the welfare of their native land. He has laid his hand upon the generation of promise, and awakened it. That is by far the greatest of his achievements. Once again: None save Washington and Lincoln surpass him in im portance for good; and that lucky man who knows his friendship deeply, possesses a great treasure, safe beyond the strife of tongues. It should be mentioned that Yale, in celebrating her Bi-Centennial, in October, 1901, distinguished that memorable occasion by conferring upon Presi dent Roosevelt the degree of LL.D. This aca demic honor suggests his literary work again; and of his writings the following is as complete a list as can readily be made: "The Naval War of 1812" (2 volumes, 1882) ; "Hunting Trips of a Ranch man" (1885); "Thomas Hart Benton" (1887); "Gouverneur Morris" (1888) ; "Essays on Practi cal Politics" (1888) ; "Ranch Life and the Hunt ing Trail" (1888) ; "The Winning of the West" (4 volumes, 1889-1896) ; "Brief History of New York City" (1891); "The Wilderness Hunter" (1893) ; part author of "Hero Tales from Ameri can History" (1895); "American Ideals, and Other Essays" (1897); "The Rough Riders" (1899) ; "Oliver Cromwell" (1900) ; "The Strenu-