Roosevelt went to Harvard from 1876 to 1880, where his diligent work drove him to the Columbia University Law School. Amid his Harvard years, he met Alice Lee, whom he wedded after his graduation. They settled in New York, where he composed a book entitled The Naval …show more content…
Likewise, on that same day, his mom passed away. Roosevelt left New York and moved out west to Montana where he began the Elkhorn Ranch. Here, for a long time, he ran his farm and kept on composing. In 1886, be that as it may, he came back to the New York City, entered legislative issues, and took third in the race for Mayor of New York City. He met and wedded Edith Carow that year. They moved to Long Island, where they had five …show more content…
After the occurrence in which the USS Battleship Maine detonated in Havana Harbor in Cuba, as Assistant Secretary Roosevelt trained Commodore Dewey to assault the Spanish Fleet in the Philippines. In May, 1898, Roosevelt surrendered his Navy position to by and by volunteer to battle in Cuba. He shaped the Rough Riders, a volunteer gathering of Montana cowhands to serve in Cuba. The Rough Riders performed well, and Roosevelt turned into a national legend.
Not long after in the wake of returning home, he kept running for Governor of New York and won. Albeit many individuals despised his states of mind about certain political perspectives, the Republican Party preferred him, and he was selected to keep running as Vice President under William McKinley. After the decision, on September 6, 1901, McKinley was killed, making Roosevelt the most youthful President in American history at 42 years