Robert Barnwell Roosevelt

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Robert Barnwell Roosevelt

1829–1906

A colorful member of the Roosevelt family, he mixed public service with a deep love of the outdoors. Best remembered as a writer, politician, and early conservation voice, he helped shape ideas about sport fishing and fish culture in 19th-century America.

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

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

Five Acres Too Much A truthful elucidation of the attractions of the country, and a careful consideration of the question of profit and loss as involved in amateur farming, with much valuable advice and instruction to those about purchasing large or small places in the rural districts

Five Acres Too Much A truthful elucidation of the attractions of the country, and a careful consideration of the question of profit and loss as involved in amateur farming, with much valuable advice and instruction to those about purchasing large or small places in the rural districts

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.

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

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

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, writer, and public figure from the extended Roosevelt family. He was an uncle of Theodore Roosevelt, but he built a notable career of his own long before his nephew reached the White House.

Roosevelt served as a U.S. representative from New York from 1871 to 1873 and later became United States minister to the Netherlands in 1888 and 1889. He also worked for many years as New York State's fish commissioner, a role that fit his strong interest in outdoor life, angling, and the management of natural resources.

As an author, he wrote about hunting, fishing, and the natural world in a lively, accessible way. That mix of literary energy, public service, and practical conservation makes him an interesting figure in his own right, as well as an early influence within one of America's most famous families.