Here are a few of the early attractions for the
2016 Teddy Roosevelt Days
a three-day event being held
at
Kennebunkport, Maine
August 5-7, 2016
Original Artifacts of Theodore Roosevelt
on display during
Teddy Roosevelt Days
at
Seashore Trolley Museum - August 5, 6 & 7 - 2016
Click Here: for background on the Roosevelt items that will be on display from the
- TR-Related items on sale
- Narcissus-related items for sale
- Raffle for TR-related items and Narcissus-related items
- Narcissus up-close-and-personal guided tours by the project manager - Phil Morse
On Friday evening, August 5, author Michael R. Canfield, will speak about his new book,
Mr. Canfield will also be available for book sale and signing.
Cover of Michael R. Canfield's, Theodore Roosevelt in the Field.
From the University of Chicago Press: "Never has there been a president less content to sit still behind a desk Theodore Roosevelt. when we picture him, he's on horseback, or standing at a cliff's edge, or dressed for a safari. And Roosevelt was more than just an adventurer-he was also a naturalist and campaigner for conservation. His love of the outdoor world began at an early age and was driven by a need not to simply observe nature but to be actively involved in the outdoors - to be in the field. As Michael R. Canfield reveals in Theodore Roosevelt in the Field, throughout his, life Roosevelt consistently took to the field as a naturalist, hunter, writer, soldier, and conservationist, and it is in the field where his passion for science and nature, his belief in the manly, "strenuous life." and his drive for empire all came together.
Drawing extensively on Roosevelt's field notes, diaries, and letters, Canfield takes readers into the field on adventures alongside him. From Roosevelt's early childhood observations of ants to his notes on ornithology as a teenager, Canfield shows how Roosevelt's quest for knowledge coincided with his interest in the outdoors. We later travel to the Badlands, after the deaths of Roosevelt's wife and mother, to understand his embrace of the rugged freedom of the ranch lifestyle and the Western wilderness. Finally, Canfield takes us to Africa and South America as we consider Roosevelt's travels and writings after his presidency. Throughout, we see how the seemingly contradictory aspects of Roosevelt's biography as a hunter and a naturalist are actually complementary traits of a man eager to directly understand and experience the environment around him."
About the Author
Michael R. Canfield is the editor of Field Notes on Science and Nature, as well as the dean at Eliot House and a lecturer on organismic and evolutionary biology, both at Harvard University. He lives in Cambridge, MA.
Michael R. Canfield
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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban.
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Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem. This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.
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The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.
Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project
Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding
the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for
the Middle Reader category for The Eric
Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to
award-winning Maine author,
Jean M. Flahive
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