The roughest riders : the untold story of the Black soldiers in the Spanish-American War

Summary: The inspiring story of the first African American soldiers to serve during the postslavery era Many have heard how Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders charged up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. But often forgotten in the great swamp of history is that Roosevelt's success was ensured by a dedicated corps of black soldiers--the so-called Buffalo Soldiers--who fought by Roosevelt's side during his legendary campaign. This book tells their story. They fought heroically and courageously, making Roosevelt's campaign a great success that added to the future president's legend as a great man of words and action. But most of all, they demonstrated their own military prowess, often in the face of incredible discrimination from their fellow soldiers and commanders, to secure their own place in American history.

Record details

ISBN: 1613730462
ISBN: 9781613730461
ISBN: 1613730497
ISBN: 9781613730492
ISBN: 1613730470
ISBN: 9781613730478
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 282 pages) : illustrations, maps
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The landing -- The hills -- The collapse -- The aftermath.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 22, 2016).