Skillfully hand painted, this decorative collector's piece is sure to keep you discovering new details - such as the dimensional glasses Theodore Roosevelt's likeness is wearing here.

In April 1898, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt, resigned his post. There was a war on with Spain in Cuba and always a man of action, he saw little of it from behind his desk in Washington. He then helped form the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the Rough Riders, who were composed of sophisticates, roustabouts, athletes, cowboys, and generally anyone who could shoot. They fought a short, minor skirmish known as the Battle of Las Guasimas and a larger, more famous one up Kettle Hill. As part of the San Juan Heights it became erroneously known as the Charge up San Juan Hill and earned T.R. the Medal of Honor, posthumously. He reveled in the fury of it claiming it “the great day of my life” and “my crowded hour.”

After President McKinley was assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president in history at not yet 43. The energetic young Commander in Chief led Congress toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy. He saw his role as president as a “steward of the people” and sought to broaden the use of executive power. Roosevelt was instrumental in ensuring the construction of the Panama Canal, and domestically he added to the national forests in the west, reserved lands for public use, and also fostered great irrigation projects.