Theodore Roosevelt 
The Winning of the West 
all four volumes

Volume 1 — from the Alleghanies to the Mississippi 1769-1776; Volume 2 — from the Alleghanies to the Mississippi 1777-1783; Volume 3 — The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths 1784-1790; Volume 4 — Louisiana and the Northwest 1791-1807. According to Wikipedia: ‘Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as T.R., and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the 26th President of the United States. A leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Party, he was a Governor of New York and a professional historian, naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier. He is most famous for his personality: his energy, his vast range of interests and achievements, his model of masculinity, and his ‘cowboy’ image. Originating from a story from one of Roosevelt’s hunting expeditions, teddy bears are named after him.’