Teddy Roosevelt at San Juan: The Making of a President (Volume 54) (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series) [Hardcover] Samuels, Peggy and Samuels, Harold by Samuels, Peggy; Samuels, Harold - 1997-09-01

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College Station: Texas A & M University Press, (c. 1997). First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. College Station: Texas A & M University Press, (c. 1997). First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Octavo, x [6], 5-374 pages. Includes black and white illustrations. Review copy, publicity slip laid in. Two corners bumped, else Very Good. 092108E

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Hardback. New. Their immediate target was the central sector of the fortified San Juan Heights. Capturing the blockhouse on San Juan Hill was key to breaching the Spanish defenses on the heights above the city of Santiago de Cuba. At one o'clock in the afternoon of July 1, 1898, thirty-nine-year-old Colonel Teddy Roosevelt prepared to advance at the head of his Rough Riders during the Cuban phase of the Spanish-American War. A mixture of cowboys and socialites, the Rough Riders were the most colorful regiment in the American V Army Corps. Roosevelt and his volunteer cavalry were positioned in the rear of two regular regiments on the right side of the arena. They faced the lower and thinly defended rise called Kettle Hill, rather than San Juan Hill. The only American officer to remain mounted in the battle, Roosevelt initiated an unauthorized charge up Kettle Hill. While racing up the slope, he was forced to dismount and climb the crest on foot. As his young volunteers fell in behind, Roosevelt… Read More

Texas A & M Univ Pr, 1997. Hardcover. New. 374 pages. 10.00x6.50x1.25 inches.

Texas A&M University Press, 1997-09-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!