Rough Riders (Library of Essential Reading Series) FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.. "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. It is exhilirating, illuminating, and utterly essential reading for every armchair historian and at-home general.
SYNOPSIS
A motley crew of cowboys and Ivy-League scholars, Native Americans and African Americans, the Rough Riders stampeded into the Spanish-American War in 1898. Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, who organized the regiment, recounts the First United States Volunteer Cavalry's dashing escapades in this rousing memoir.
The Rough Riders not only is an excellent work of history; it also recounts events that - soon after they occurred - would have a profound impact on history. Roosevelt returned from Cuba a national hero, and the multiple printings of this book spread and sustained that image.
About the Author:
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) went from a fragile child in New York City to Rough Rider, U.S. president, American hero. One of the nation's most beloved presidents, Theodore Roosevelt's connection to nature continues to be seen today: 150 national forests, five national parks, and fifty-one wildlife refuges are a result of his conservation efforts.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
An expanded, illustrated edition of Theodore Roosevelt's 1899 memoir of the Spanish-American War, with a biographical sketch of Roosevelt, sidebars exploring aspects of the Rough Riders' legend and the war, and some 175 b&w and color illustrations including photos, paintings, cartoons, and songsheets. An epilogue tells how Roosevelt's popularity as a result of the war won him the White House, and summarizes subsequent achievements and disappointments in his personal and professional life. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
AudioFile - Sandra J. Langlais
Lt. Colonel Teddy Roosevelt looks at the part played in the Spanish-American War by the First Volunteer Cavalry. John Randolf-Jones has an excellent voice for this narration a deep baritone, gruff yet distinctive. The flow of the work is maintained while each of the characters is given life by a slight change in the pitch of the narratorﾽs voice. The narrator gives the authorﾽs journal a life and vitality it lacks as a written work. S.J.L. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner ﾽAudioFile, Portland, Maine
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