“I was nervous and timid. Yet from reading of the people I admired— ranging from the soldiers of Valley Forge, and Morgan’s riflemen, to the heroes of my favorite stories— and from hearing of the feats of my Southern forefathers and kinsfolk and from knowing my father, I felt a great admiration for men who were fearless and who could hold their own in the world, and I had a great desire to be like them.” — from TR: The Last Romantic by HW Brands
