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Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, 

there was a boy named Roger. Roger was a 

curious young man with a big imagination, and 

he would often dream of wild things. He was 

always up for learning about historical events. 

One night however, Roger went to sleep very 

late and, while sleeping, had the strangest 

dream one could possibly ever have. His 

imagination was taken to the next level. His 

mind placed his body way back in time. A 

world of crazy and abnormal thoughts warped 

his mind. 

In his dream, Roger traveled back in time to 

where he was placed in the past and lived in time 

periods such as The Gilded Age and the Age of 

American Imperialism. In this time period, he 

experienced many powerful movements, and 

encountered many important people who have made 

up history. He met people like Theodore Roosevelt-- 

who was one of America’s presidents and fought in a 

war against Spain with his group called the Rough 

Riders. 

But even better, Roger’s dream involved him 

coming off a ship from the high seas and landing 

on a busy island. He was surrounded by other 

people that were dressed just like he was. They 

all had ragged clothes and dirty hair and skin. All 

Roger remembered from the ship was being 

cramped in a really tight space and having to 

climb many flights of steps to get to the deck. 

Roger asked one of the people that came off the ship 

what this island was called and they calmly responded, 

“Ellis Island”. Roger was then led into a large building 

where he went through many tests and was asked 

questions that he did not have the answer to. Roger 

wanted some information, so he asked one of the officers 

how long this place has been opened. “Ever since 1892!” the 

officer snorted. “Now move!” 

When Roger opened the door to walk outside the big building, filled with 

hundreds of people, he opened the inside of another boat. Roger was 

very confused and the people here were different than the ones before. 

The conditions were the same, but the destination was different. “We’re 

going to America,” one man said. “We’ve come from China for better 

opportunities.” Roger walked up onto the deck and saw that the ship was 

very close to an island. “We’re going to Angel Island,” one of the ship 

crew said. Roger now understood that he was with immigrants again. 

This time though they were from China. The Chinese Exclusion Act tried 

to stop the chinese from coming to America because there was an 

abundant amount. This prevented Chinese from going into the 

workforce. This was a hard idea for Roger to grasp due to a bunch of 

Chinese people beginning to get off the ship and led to a large building. 

However, the process was not the same as before. These people were 

treated more harshly and they were asked questions. This scared Roger and 

he wanted to get out of the building before he was asked questions. Roger broke 

out of line and ran as fast as he could. He found a room to hide in, but when he 

opened the door, he entered a large city with tall skyscrapers. This city was called New 

York. 

When he was with Teddy Roosevelt, Roger was one of 

Teddy’s Rough Riders and fought beside him in the 

Battle of San Juan Hill. Roger thought Teddy Roosevelt 

was one of the coolest guys in the world and, when his 

dream was over, Roger wanted to be just like Teddy. 

After the War in Roger’s dream, he returned to the 

United States around the time Teddy Roosevelt became 

president. He saw all the great things Roosevelt did like 

the conservation movements and being a “trust buster” 

and taking down big companies. Roger was a big fan of 

nature so this made him happy when he saw how all the 

national parks were created. Roosevelt out over (stats) 230 

million acres of land, 150 national forests, 51 federal bird 

reservations, five national parks, and 18 national monuments.

When Roger 

woke up from his 

dream, he told 

them about his 

dream and asked 

what it meant. 

They told him 

that he had a 

dream about 

Teddy Roosevelt 

and the 

Progressive 

period of the U.S. 

After a few snores, Mark Twain came along-- which he thought was 

awesome-- actually ended up reading Roger his very own 

autobiography about himself. Roger was so intrigued by this, that he 

took after Twain, and wrote one about himself. “As I rode up and 

down the Mississippi..” read Roger’s story, which sounded a lot like 

Twain’s. Twain ended up loving Roger’s autobiography so much, that 

he published it, and they began to write a new story together. “The 

Adventures of Tom Sawyer” instantly became a hit, and not only was 

Twain recognized, but Roger was too. Twain was such an influence on 

Roger’s life. Roger once said, “Mark Twain remains as central as ever 

not only in American literature but in American life.” But, his time had 

come to an end. Roger remembered his best friend as such a 

humorous fellow. Such a progressive person lived in such a short time, 

but Roger continued to write and spread laughter just like Twain did 

when he was still alive. 

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