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Robert Barnwell Roosevelt
1829–1906
Best known as Theodore Roosevelt’s uncle, he was also a lively writer on fishing, wildlife, and public life who helped push conservation into the American mainstream. His career ranged from law and politics to diplomacy, with a lasting reputation as an early advocate for protecting fish and game.
5 Audiobooks
Florida and the Game Water-Birds of the Atlantic Coast and the Lakes of the United States With a full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, and remarks on breech-loaders and hammerless guns
by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt
The Game Fish, of the Northern States and British Provinces With an account of the salmon and sea-trout fishing of Canada and New Brunswick, together with simple directions for tying artificial flies, etc., etc.
by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt
The Game-Birds of the Coasts and Lakes of the Northern States of America A full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, with a comparison of the merits of breech-loaders and muzzle-loaders
by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt
Superior fishing : or, The striped bass, trout, and black bass of the Northern States
by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt
About the author
Born in New York City in 1829, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt was a lawyer, journalist, politician, and author whose interests stretched well beyond public office. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1850, and became known for writing that mixed practical outdoor knowledge with an energetic, readable style.
Roosevelt wrote books and articles about hunting, fishing, and natural history, and he is often remembered as one of the early American voices arguing that wildlife needed active protection rather than endless exploitation. He served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1871 to 1873, later worked for many years as New York State fish commissioner, and in 1888 became U.S. minister to the Netherlands.
He was also an important influence on his nephew Theodore Roosevelt. Long before conservation became a national cause, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt was helping shape the ideas behind it through both his writing and his public service. He died in 1906.