it is the biography, mr. dunn clearly said, of a hero who knows one. mr. dooley said, if i was him, i would call the book "alone in cuba." [laughter] well, three days after this satirical review was published to the laughter of people all across the country, theodore roosevelt wrote to mr. dunn. i regret to state, he said, that my family and intimate friends are delighted with your review of my book. now i think you owe me one, and i shall exact that when you next come east. you must pay me a visit. i have long wanted to make your acquaintance. and how to resist a man who found be ways, endless ways to relax and renew his spirit. reading, of course, was a staple. in the midst of the worst days of the coal strike which was then when he was president the most formidable deadlock in the annals of our history, he sent a letter to the librarian of congress requesting a good history of poland and some early histories of the mediterranean races. i owe you so much, he told the librarian two days later, it has been such a delight to drop everything and to spend an