The Rough Riders
By: Theodore Roosevelt ; introduction by Edmund Morris.
Edition: Modern Library paperback ed.
Series: Modern Library war
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st -- History; Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Regimental histories; Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Personal narratives
Description: "With the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt resigned his post as assistant secretary of the navy to recruit the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. The legendary Rough Riders—an unlikely combination of cowboys, frontiersmen, Native Americans, African-Americans, and Ivy League alumni—trained in Texas before shipping off to Cuba. The regiment met their enemy in the tropical summer heat, fighting rain, mud, and malaria as well as the Spanish Army. Their battles climaxed with the assault on San Juan Hill, where Colonel Roosevelt rallied his troops to charge through a hail of gunfire to victory." -- Amazon.com
Notes: Originally published: New York : C. Scribner's, 1899.
Includes index.