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Rough Riders

Theodore Roosevelt's personal account of The Rough Riders, the name affectionately bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one to see action. Roosevelt, serving first as Lt. Colonel and 2nd in command, gives a rousing depiction of the men and horses, equipment, talent, their trip to Cuba, battle strategies, losses, injuries and victories. He says: "In all the world there could be no better material for soldiers than that afforded by these grim hunters of the mountains, these wild rough riders of the plains . . accustomed to handling wild and savage horses . . to following the chase with the rifle, both for sport and as a means of livelihood . . they were hardened to life in the open, and to shifting for themselves under adverse circumstances . . My men were children of the dragon's blood, and if they had no outland foe to fight and no outlet for their vigorous and daring energy, there was always the chance of their fighting one another: but the great majority, if given the chance to do hard or dangerous work, availed themselves of it with the utmost eagerness." (Michele Fry)

Year of Publication: 1899Genres: War & Military,Memoirs

Running Time: 06 hours 31 minutes 42 seconds(19 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: William Peck

#	Chapter Name
	1, 1 - Raising The Regiment William Peck	24:45
	1, 2 - Raising The Regiment William Peck	24:57
	2, 1 - To Cuba William Peck	19:01
	2, 2 - To Cuba William Peck	24:13
	3, 1 - General Young's Fight at Las Guasimas William Peck	26:08
	3, 2 - General Young's Fight at Las Guasimas William Peck	24:41
	4, 1 - The Cavalry At Santiago William Peck	30:34
	4, 2 - The Cavalry At Santiago William Peck	33:03
	5, 1 - In The Trenches William Peck	25:13
	5, 2 - In The Trenches William Peck	24:06
	6, 1 - The Return Home William Peck	24:48
	6, 2 - The Return Home William Peck	22:38
	Appendix A - Muster-Out Roll William Peck	2:47
	Appendix B - Col. Roosevelt's Report to the Secretary of War of September 10th 1898 William Peck	17:35
	Appendix C - The 'Round Robin' Letter William Peck	7:43
	Appendix D - Corrections William Peck	25:51
	Appendix E William Peck	20:25
	Appendix F William Peck	5:37
	Appendix G William Peck	7:37