| Rough Riders Lib/E: Theordore Roosevelt, His Cowboy Regiment, and the Immortal Charge Up San Juan Hill Contributor(s): Gardner, Mark Lee (Author), Campbell, Danny (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504732650 ISBN-13: 9781504732659 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $53.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Military - United States - History | Caribbean & West Indies - Cuba |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 6.1" (0.70 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: THE AWARD-WINNING, NEW DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE ROUGH RIDERS Thrilling. ... A CLASSIC. --True West WINNER: Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award; New Mexico-Arizona Book Award; and Colorado Book Award The now-legendary Rough Riders were a volunteer regiment recruited in 1898 to help drive the Spaniards out of Cuba. Drawn from America's southwestern territories and led by the irrepressible Theodore Roosevelt, these men included not only cowboys and other Westerners, but also several Ivy Leaguers and clubmen, many of them friends of "TR." Roosevelt and his men quickly came to symbolize American ruggedness, daring, and individualism. He led them to victory in the famed Battle of San Juan Hill, which made TR a national hero and cemented the Rough Riders' iconic place in history. Now Mark Lee Gardner synthesizes previously unknown primary accounts--private letters, diaries, and period newspaper reports from public and private archives across the country--to breathe fresh life into the Rough Riders and pay tribute to their daring feats and indomitable leader. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gardner, Mark Lee: - Mark Lee Gardner is the author of To Hell on a Fast Horse and Shot All to Hell, which received multiple awards, including a Spur Award from Western Writers of America. An authority on the American West, Gardner has appeared on PBS's American Experience, as well as on the History Channel, the Travel Channel, and on NPR. He has written for the Los Angeles Times, True West, Wild West, American Cowboy, and New Mexico Magazine. He lives with his family in Cascade, Colorado. Campbell, Danny: -Danny Campbell is an Earphones Award-winning narrator and an actor who has appeared in CBS' The Guardian, the films A Pool, a Fool, and a Duel and Greater Than Gravity, and in over twenty-five commercials. He is a company member of the Independent Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles and is an adjunct faculty member at Santa Monica College. |