Part II - The Nature Faker Controversy Between President Roosevelt and the Rev. W. J. Long (pages 11-42)

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Abstract/Description: Part of a letterbook compiled by Shiras that includes correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, and brief pieces written by Shiras himself. Topics discussed in the book include the conservation of wildlife, the Nature Faker Controversy, the Roosevelt-Newett Libel Suit, Theodore Roosevelt's desire that Shiras write a book on Upper Peninsula wildlife, planning information for Roosevelt Memorials, and two appendices containing magazine and newspaper articles, photographs, and other supporting materials.
Subject(s): Wildlife conservation
Wildlife photography
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919