The Rough Riders (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) »

Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858, and became the twenty-sixth president of the United States. He was a naturalist, writer, historian, and soldier. He died in 1919.

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.

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.