Theodore Roosevelt, Twenty-sixth President of the United States: A Typical AmericanS. Stone, 1901 - 413 pages |
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... Spanish war - vessels threatened the course we were to sail . On June 20 we reached Daiquiri , Cuba . On the morning of the 22d the navy , with steam and naphtha launches towing large strings of boats , commenced landing our troops ...
... Spanish war - vessels threatened the course we were to sail . On June 20 we reached Daiquiri , Cuba . On the morning of the 22d the navy , with steam and naphtha launches towing large strings of boats , commenced landing our troops ...
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... Spanish force under Lieutenant - General Linares . This was Roosevelt's first experience under fire , and his superb conduct immediately estab- lished him as a brave and intrepid soldier . The official report of the division commander ...
... Spanish force under Lieutenant - General Linares . This was Roosevelt's first experience under fire , and his superb conduct immediately estab- lished him as a brave and intrepid soldier . The official report of the division commander ...
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... Spanish fire was try- ing the heroism of Indians , half - breeds and cow- boys so severely , Captain McClintock , hurrying to his support , was shot through the thigh . There were some red - tiled buildings about five hundred yards to ...
... Spanish fire was try- ing the heroism of Indians , half - breeds and cow- boys so severely , Captain McClintock , hurrying to his support , was shot through the thigh . There were some red - tiled buildings about five hundred yards to ...
Contents
POEM by GRACE DUFFIE BOYLAN | 5 |
A TYPICAL AMERICAN introduction by OPIE READ | 25 |
THEODORE ROOSEVELT | 33 |
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