ROOSEVELT, THEODORE — Rough Riders

Chicago: R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company / The Lakeside Press, 2003. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Frederic Remington, et al.. Publisher's full teal cloth, gilt lettering on spine, gilt medallion and border on cover. Illustrated with frontispiece, full-length portrait of Roosevelt in full-color by Fedor Encke, with several additional B&W photographs and Frederic Remington illustrations. This is Roosevelt's own account of the famous regiment he raised to fight in the Spanish-American war, and that unit's adventures in Cuba, including its charge up San Juan Hill. First published 1899, this is a reprint with a Historical Introduction. Ranked among his significant writings, President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) dedicated the original issue to the Rough Riders and to the regular regiments who joined to form the Calvalry Division at Santiago. Following the 1898 declaration of the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt resigned from the Navy, and with the aid of U.S. Army Colonel Leonard Wood, gathered volunteers to form the First First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment; the troops became known as the "Rough Riders." A diverse mixture of individuals; college boys, cowboys, policemen, clergymen, hunters, Indians, socialites, and athletes, the Rough Riders became the most widely publicized single regiment in American history.. This volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. The Lakeside Classics. 101. Color and B&W Illustrations. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. lxxvii, 317 pages. As New in No DJ As Issued dust jacket .