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In each of the issues of the series, he began with a geographic description of their location which continued throughout the issues highlighting the different towns, villages, and tribes he and his troop interacted with. However, it was never more than a fleeting reference to the people. His greater focus was the many different hunts he went on. In the series, Teddy chronicles many of their daily forays which lead them to much less inhabited regions. He waxes eloquently about the multitude of creatures he kills with a fervor that may have sparked the endangerment of many species in Africa. Though no other articles in the magazine directly referenced''The African Trails'' for the killings that took place, the effects of the image created by a public figure such as the former president of the United States killing thousands of big game in the African wild cannot be ignored as many of these animals are currently heavily endangered. | In each of the issues of the series, he began with a geographic description of their location which continued throughout the issues highlighting the different towns, villages, and tribes he and his troop interacted with. However, it was never more than a fleeting reference to the people. His greater focus was the many different hunts he went on. In the series, Teddy chronicles many of their daily forays which lead them to much less inhabited regions. He waxes eloquently about the multitude of creatures he kills with a fervor that may have sparked the endangerment of many species in Africa. Though no other articles in the magazine directly referenced''The African Trails'' for the killings that took place, the effects of the image created by a public figure such as the former president of the United States killing thousands of big game in the African wild cannot be ignored as many of these animals are currently heavily endangered. | ||
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| + | Although his tone and vocabulary are sophisticated in each of the articles, the substance of his writing is focused on the hunting to the detriment of variety among the issues. Though the terrain and people they interact with change, the stories remain the same of Roosevelt collecting specimens for the Smithsonian in a failed attempt at working as a naturalist. Though he never realized it, his lofty goals were undercut by the aforementioned sheer volume of game killed by Roosevelt and his troop. | ||
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