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The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century
By Risen, Clay
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- 9781501143991 9781501144011
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Reviewed on June 1, 2019 | Social Sciences
Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders—hundreds of cowboys, toughs, sportsmen, and posh gents—campaigned in the Spanish-American War of 1898. Idealistic, casually racist, and over-the-top macho, these mostly white men shaped America's idealistic, militaristic vision of itself in the 20th century. They paved the way for a century of U.S. interventions in the guise of toppling tyranny. The Rough Riders also make for a cracking good yarn....Log In or Sign Up to Read More
