Kermit Roosevelt

Kermit Roosevelt

Kenneth Kermit Roosevelt I MC (October 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943) was a son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. He was an explorer on two continents with his father, a graduate of Harvard University, a soldier serving in two world wars, with both the British and U.S. Armies, a businessman, and a writer. He fought a lifelong battle with depression and alcoholism, and eventually committed suicide.

Read more about Kermit Roosevelt:  Childhood, River of Doubt South American Expedition, Personal, Military Service in World War I, Between The Wars, Service in World War II, Battle With Depression and Alcoholism, Death, In Fiction, Works

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