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The Rough Riders
Overview
The advent of war with Spain was a glorious opportunity for forceful leadership not to be missed by the hotheaded young Theodore Roosevelt. He resigned his post as Assistant-Secretary of the Navy in April, 1898 and, despite the strong disapproval of family and friends, he joined the Army as Lt. Colonel of a regiment to be raised in the territories of Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. He ordered a uniform from Brooks Brothers, a dozen pairs of steel spectacles, 'a couple of good, stout, quiet horses, ' and he was off to train his volunteers at San Antonio.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780306804052
- ISBN-10: 0306804050
- Publisher: Da Capo Press
- Publish Date: September 1990
- Dimensions: 8.46 x 5.48 x 0.93 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.13 pounds
- Page Count: 400
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