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Theodore Roosevelt: The Rough Riders
Hardcover
Historical FiguresMilitary BiographiesPresidents & Heads of State
ISBN13: 9781515434337
Publisher: Wilder Pubn
Published: Apr 3 2018
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In The Rough Riders, Theodore Roosevelt recounts the formation and campaign of the volunteer cavalry regiment he led during the Spanish-American War of 1898.
Written shortly after the war, Roosevelt's narrative offers a vivid first-hand account of the creation of the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, popularly known as the Rough Riders. The regiment brought together a diverse group of volunteers-from ranchers and frontiersmen of the American West to athletes and students from Eastern universities-united by a shared sense of adventure and patriotic duty.
Roosevelt describes the training of the regiment, its journey to Cuba, and the military engagements that culminated in the famous charge up San Juan Hill. His account provides not only a record of the campaign but also a portrait of the individuals who served in the regiment and the challenges faced during the brief but intense conflict.
Blending personal recollection with historical observation, The Rough Riders remains one of the most widely read accounts of the Spanish-American War. Roosevelt's energetic prose captures both the spirit of the volunteers who joined the regiment and the broader historical moment that marked the emergence of the United States as a global power.
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