North met South—an enduring love affair began—the birth of a President resulted. This 1853 story, told through one year of courtship letters between New York City’s Theodore Roosevelt (Senior) and Miss Mittie Bulloch of Georgia, echoes through time. Her heritage is one of patriotism, education, and Southern social standing. He is the fifth son of a wealthy New York City businessman of Dutch heritage. Their courtship, conducted mostly through letters, provides the reader with an intimate peek into their personal love story.

Mittie & Thee: An 1853 Roosevelt Romance

History

Huddleston, Connie M.

Koehler, Gwendolyn I.

Americas

Friends of Bulloch, Inc.

Between the Wedding and the War continues the true saga of two families, the northern Roosevelts and the southern Bullochs. For seven years letters flowed between the Bulloch and Roosevelt families capturing a poignant time of upheaval foreshadowed by war. The letters tell of births, deaths, love, religion, and business and follow Martha Bulloch and two of her remaining unwed children North. While stories of family journeys convey the spirit of America’s expansion and growth, stories about the home front reveal two different cultures. In the midst of it all, a president is born.

Between the Wedding & the War: The Bulloch/Roosevelt Letters: 1854-1860 (The Bulloch Letters)

The year 1861 found the Bulloch and Roosevelt families divided only by allegiance. The Bulloch women supported their Southern roots, while their northern husbands stayed true to the Union. The War created hardships limiting the family’s correspondence, travel, and finances. With two sons fighting for the South and one dying back home in Roswell, the family’s letters tell of struggles to aid and comfort those they loved amidst background of the Civil War. Volume 3 of the Bulloch/Roosevelt Letters

Divided Only by Distance & Allegiance: The Bulloch/Roosevelt Letters: 1861-1865 (The Bulloch Letters)

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Mittie & Thee: An 1853 Roosevelt Romance

Between the Wedding & the War: The Bulloch/Roosevelt Letters: 1854-1860 (The Bulloch Letters)

Divided Only by Distance & Allegiance: The Bulloch/Roosevelt Letters: 1861-1865 (The Bulloch Letters)