03191cam a2200409 4500 759518370 TxAuBib 20191009120000.0 181204s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018053824 9781501143991 hbk. $30.00 1501143999 hbk. $30.00 40029230750 (OCoLC)1056744766 LBSOR/DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO OCLCF TOH WIM UAP VP@ BYV YDX ZVR ILC YDX YUS XII DLC NZAUC TxGR TxAuBib Risen, Clay, author. The crowded hour [Book] : Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the dawn of the American century / Clay Risen. Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the dawn of the American century. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York, NY : Scribner, 2019. x, 355 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-329) and index. Introduction: New York City, 1899 -- 1. "The puerility of his simplifications" -- 2. "One does not make war with bonbons" -- 3. "A burst of thunder" -- 4. "The days of '61 have indeed come again" -- 5. "This untailor-made roughness -- 6. "A perfect welter of confusion" -- 7. "Who would not risk his life for a star?" -- 8. "No country on the Earth more beautiful" -- 9. "We're liable to all be killed today" -- 10. "The monotony of continuous bacon" -- 11. "An amphitheatre for the battle" -- 12. "Humpty-Dumpty on the wall" -- 13. "They look just like other men" -- 14. "The strenuous life". "The dramatic story of the most famous regiment in American history: the Rough Riders, a motley group of soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt, whose daring exploits marked the beginning of American imperialism in the 20th century"-- Provided by publisher. When America declared war on Spain in 1898, the US Army had just 26,000 men. 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. Risen dives deep into the daily lives and struggles of Roosevelt and his regiment, using diaries, letters, and memoir to illuminate a war of only six months' time that dramatically altered the United States' standing in the world. -- adapted from jacket. 20191009. Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 Military leadership. United States Army Volunteer Cavalry, 1st History. Spanish-American War, 1898 Campaigns Cuba. Spanish-American War, 1898 Regimental histories United States. Spanish-American War, 1898 Influence. San Juan Hill, Battle of, Cuba, 1898. Imperialism History. United States Foreign relations 1897-1901. United States Military policy. RV8