Theodore Roosevelt, Twenty-sixth President of the United States: A Typical AmericanS. Stone, 1901 - 413 pages |
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... in places the soldiers had to proceed in single file . The advance could never have been made had the Spaniards pos- sessed the courage or the capacity for any kind 1 of fighting . But it seemed that four hundred 240 THEODORE ROOSEVELT .
... in places the soldiers had to proceed in single file . The advance could never have been made had the Spaniards pos- sessed the courage or the capacity for any kind 1 of fighting . But it seemed that four hundred 240 THEODORE ROOSEVELT .
Page 243
... Spaniards replied , and for the first time in more than fifty years American soldiers were engaged in war with an alien nation . In the very first half - minute Colonel Roosevelt's old - time wisdom in urging the adoption of smokeless ...
... Spaniards replied , and for the first time in more than fifty years American soldiers were engaged in war with an alien nation . In the very first half - minute Colonel Roosevelt's old - time wisdom in urging the adoption of smokeless ...
Page 244
... Spaniards kept up a very heavy firing , but the regulars would not be denied , and as they climbed the ridges the Spaniards broke and fled . " · · But the regulars did not win the fight alone . The Rough Riders , starting at six o'clock ...
... Spaniards kept up a very heavy firing , but the regulars would not be denied , and as they climbed the ridges the Spaniards broke and fled . " · · But the regulars did not win the fight alone . The Rough Riders , starting at six o'clock ...
Contents
POEM by GRACE DUFFIE BOYLAN | 5 |
A TYPICAL AMERICAN introduction by OPIE READ | 25 |
THEODORE ROOSEVELT | 33 |
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