The crowded hour : Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the dawn of the American century

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The crowded hour : Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the dawn of the American century

Title remainder

Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the dawn of the American century

Statement of responsibility

Clay Risen

Creator

• Risen, Clay

Author

• Risen, Clay

Subject

• San Juan Hill, Battle of, Cuba, 1898
• Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Campaigns -- Cuba
• Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Influence
• Imperialism -- History
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 1897-1901
• United States -- Military policy
• United States, Army | Volunteer Cavalry, 1st -- History
• Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Regimental histories -- United States
• Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Military leadership

Language

eng

Summary

When America declared war on Spain in 1898, the US Army had just 26,000 men, spread around the country?hardly an army at all. In desperation, the Rough Riders were born. A unique group of volunteers, ranging from Ivy League athletes to Arizona cowboys and led by Theodore Roosevelt, they helped secure victory in Cuba in a series of gripping, bloody fights across the island. Roosevelt called their charge in the Battle of San Juan Hill his “crowded hour”?a turning point in his life, one that led directly to the White House. “The instant I received the order,” wrote Roosevelt, “I sprang on my horse and then my ?crowded hour? began.” As The Crowded Hour reveals, it was a turning point for America as well, uniting the country and ushering in a new era of global power. Both a portrait of these men, few of whom were traditional soldiers, and of the Spanish-American War itself, The Crowded Hour dives deep into the daily lives and struggles of Roosevelt and his regiment. Using diaries, letters, and memoirs, Risen illuminates a disproportionately influential moment in American history: a war of only six months? time that dramatically altered the United States? standing in the world. In this brilliant, enlightening narrative, the Rough Riders?and a country on the brink of a new global dominance?are brought fully and gloriously to life

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

LBSOR/DLC

Dewey number

973.8/9

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• portraits
• plates

Index

index present

LC call number

E717.1

LC item number

.R57 2019

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography