Brings together the autobiographical works of The Rough Riders, in which Roosevelt leads the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War, and An Autobiography, in which the youngest-ever president describes his life in politics, the emergence of his progressive ideas, and his role in establishing America as a world power.

First work originally published: New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1899. 2nd work originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1913. Includes index.

An autobiography: Boyhood and youth -- The vigor of life -- Practical politics -- In cowboy land -- Applied idealism -- The New York police -- The war of America the unready -- The New York governorship -- Outdoors and indoors -- The presidency; making an old party progressive -- The natural resources of the nation -- The big stick and the square deal -- Social and industrial justice -- The Monroe Doctrine and the Panama Canal -- The peace of righteousness.