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The Rough Riders' charge up San Juan Hill on July 1,1898 was the most famous moment of the Spanish-American War, a conflict that has come down in history as "a splendid little war." It was the event that thrust Colonel Theodore Roosevelt - who had resigned his position as secretary of the Navy to form the regiment - into the national spotlight, from which he was never to stray. It also cemented the legend of the …

…and a newly discovered Rough Rider diary, published here for the first time. This additional material, written and edited by biographer Richard Bak, helps put Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the era of American history they galloped through in perspective. Combined with 160 illustrations, including several previously unpublished photographs, the Taylor edition of The Rough Riders is a necessary addition to the bookshelf of any reader who thrills to the pageantry of America's past. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**