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Biography of Teddy Roosevelt

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by his father, he dedicated himself to becoming stronger through vigorous exercise (Turn of the Century, nd; Burns and Ives, 1996). He was able to improve his health, became an  avid sports fan and participated in numerous outdoor activities (Turn of the Century, nd). A year after his graduation from Harvard in 1880, Roosevelt married Alice Hathaway Lee  (Theodore Roosevelt, nd; Burns and Ives, 1996). The next year, 1882, Roosevelt was elected to the Assembly of New York State (Theodore Roosevelt, nd). He was only 23 years  old at the time of his election (Turn of the Century, nd). It did not take long for Roosevelt to distinguish himself and become a leader among the minority of  Republicans in the Assembly. He began pushing for social reforms through regulations (Theodore Roosevelt, nd). Roosevelt also attended Columbia Law School following his Harvard graduation (Turn of the Century,  nd). Tragedy struck Roosevelt in 1884 when his wife died giving birth to his daughter, Alice (Turn of the Century, nd). On the same day his wife died, his mother  also died (Turn of the Century, nd). The deaths were a severe emotional blow (Turn of the Century, nd). He left for the West, specifically, the Dakota Territory, soon after  their deaths, bought land, and spent the next few years writing books and living the life of a cowboy (Theodore Roosevelt, nd). While Roosevelt loved and excelled at the rough  and tumble kind of life in the Dakota Badlands, he did not prosper as a rancher, in fact, he lost about half his entire capital trying to ranch (Turn  of the Century, nd). His time there was not a total loss, however, because the men he met and developed relationships with later joined his famous Rough Riders and