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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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- ISBN-13: 9780803289734
- ISBN-10: 0803289731
- Publisher: Bison Books
- Publish Date: November 1998
- Dimensions: 8.02 x 5.32 x 0.73 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.79 pounds
- Page Count: 316
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