{"product_id":"theodore-roosevelts-the-rough-riders","title":"Theodore Roosevelt's \"The Rough Riders\"— First edition — 1899","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eFull title: \u003cem\u003eThe Rough Riders\u003c\/em\u003e by Theodore Roosevelt. Published in New York by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1899. First edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eIn very good condition. Note that the first page separated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheodore Roosevelt’s account of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1899, \u003cem\u003eThe Rough Riders\u003c\/em\u003e follows the formation, training, and service of the regiment Roosevelt helped organize after resigning as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. The unit brought together cowboys, frontiersmen, Native Americans, African Americans, college athletes, and other volunteers before training in Texas and shipping out for Cuba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoosevelt describes the regiment’s movement from San Antonio to Cuba, the conditions faced by the men, and the fighting at Las Guasimas and San Juan Hill. He also records the shortages, disease, rain, mud, heat, and confusion that shaped the campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten from Roosevelt’s own experience, the book helped fix the Rough Riders in the American public memory and added to Roosevelt’s national reputation in the years before he became president.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with 40 photographic plates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e $15. Please allow two weeks for shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History List","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52177396367662,"sku":"RARE-FINDS-ROOSEVELT-ROUGH-RIDERS-BOOK","price":995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1185\/2944\/files\/rare-finds-roosevelt-rough-riders-book-main.jpg?v=1782805848","url":"https:\/\/store.thehistorylist.com\/products\/theodore-roosevelts-the-rough-riders","provider":"The History List","version":"1.0","type":"link"}