Fact Checking TR

10/23/20 • 22 min

Mental Floss Presents: The Quest for the North Pole

In this final bonus episode of History Vs., Erin and Mental Floss fact checker Austin Thompson discuss the challenges and delights of tracking down the truth about Theodore Roosevelt—and bust some TR myths, too.

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History Verses is a production of I Heart Radio and mental Flaws. You often hear Theodore Roosevelt described as larger than life, which I think we can all agree is pretty accurate. And as with many other larger than life characters, there are plenty of myths and misconceptions surrounding tr some of which were encouraged and perpetuated by Roosevelt himself. As Kathleen Dalton writes in Theodore Roosevelt's A Strenuous Life, he sought to keep hi