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196b54b0 | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +6 
 River of Doubt.  Roosevelt’s (the good Roosevelt) exploration of a river in Brazil.  Fantastic.
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walker | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I appreciate the clarification of “the good Roosevelt” 🤌
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clf99 | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 there was a good one? 

Teddy was crazy 
fdr implemented social programs that are not affordable at least not anymore
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196b54b0 | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Good being relative.  Maybe I should have said “The Bad Ass one”
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clf99 | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 yes Teddy was kind of fearless and so one of his kids got killed in a stupid war 

he was kind of like a 6-year-old with a toy gun running around
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196b54b0 | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Not sure how long FDR would have made it on that adventure….  Prolly at least 10-15 minutes.
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JohnJames | 2 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Candice Millard’s re-telling of the account is awesome as well!