The Rough RidersRandom House Publishing Group, 2000 M11 1 - 262 páginas In 1898, as the Spanish-American War was escalating, Theodore Roosevelt assembled an improbable regiment of Ivy Leaguers, cowboys, Native Americans, African-Americans, and Western Territory land speculators. This group of men, which became known as the Rough Riders, trained for four weeks in the Texas desert and then set sail for Cuba. Over the course of the summer, Roosevelt's Rough Riders fought valiantly, and sometimes recklessly, in the Cuban foothills, incurring casualties at a far greater rate than the Spanish. Roosevelt kept a detailed diary from the time he left Washington until his triumphant return from Cuba later that year. The Rough Riders was published to instant acclaim in 1899. Robust in its style and mesmerizing in its account of battle, it is exhilarating, illuminating, and utterly essential reading for every armchair historian and at-home general. The books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit. |
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... Spanish-American War, Roosevelt helped organize and train the “Rough Riders,” a regiment of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry whose legendary exploits he recorded in The Rough Riders (1899). A popular hero upon returning from Cuba ...
... Spanish-American War, Roosevelt helped organize and train the “Rough Riders,” a regiment of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry whose legendary exploits he recorded in The Rough Riders (1899). A popular hero upon returning from Cuba ...
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... Spanish rule, if the norteamericanos would only assist. — On February 24 of that year, a long-fomented rebellion broke out in the eastern part of the island, to the wild excitement of Civil Service Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt. The ...
... Spanish rule, if the norteamericanos would only assist. — On February 24 of that year, a long-fomented rebellion broke out in the eastern part of the island, to the wild excitement of Civil Service Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt. The ...
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... Spanish loyalists in Havana put the lives and property of American citizens at risk, so the battleship Maine was ordered south on a “friendly” visit of indefinite duration. She was by no means the biggest or most lethal weapon in the ...
... Spanish loyalists in Havana put the lives and property of American citizens at risk, so the battleship Maine was ordered south on a “friendly” visit of indefinite duration. She was by no means the biggest or most lethal weapon in the ...
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... SPANISH SQUADRON DOES NOT LEAVE THE ASIATIC COAST, AND THEN OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Dewey later characterized this message as “the first step” toward America's long and painful experiment with colonization in the ...
... SPANISH SQUADRON DOES NOT LEAVE THE ASIATIC COAST, AND THEN OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. Dewey later characterized this message as “the first step” toward America's long and painful experiment with colonization in the ...
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... Spanish Power in th' Ant Hills,” as it fell fr'm th' lips of Tiddy Rosenfelt an' was took down be his own hands. Ye see 'twas this way, Hinnissy, as I r-read th' book. Whin Tiddy was blowed up in th' harbor iv Havana, he instantly con ...
... Spanish Power in th' Ant Hills,” as it fell fr'm th' lips of Tiddy Rosenfelt an' was took down be his own hands. Ye see 'twas this way, Hinnissy, as I r-read th' book. Whin Tiddy was blowed up in th' harbor iv Havana, he instantly con ...
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TO CUBA | |
GENERAL YOUNGS FIGHT AT LAS GUASIMAS | |
THE CAVALRY AT SANTIAGO | |
THE RETURN HOME | |
B COLONEL ROOSEVELTS REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR OF SEPTEMBER | |
About The Author | |
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