{"product_id":"rough-riders-by-theodore-roosevelt-theodore-roosevelt-9781598181937","title":"Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt, Biography \u0026 Autobiography - Historical","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe regiment was also called \"Wood's Weary Walkers\" in honor of its first commander, Colonel Leonard Wood.\u003c\/strong\u003e This nickname served to acknowledge that despite being a cavalry unit they ended up fighting on foot as infantry. Wood's second in command was former assistant secretary of the United States Navy, Theodore Roosevelt, a man who had pushed for American involvement in Cuban independence. When Colonel Wood became commander of the 2nd Cavalry Brigade, the Rough Riders then became \"Roosevelt's Rough Riders.\" The Rough Riders is Roosevelt's account of his adventures in the Spanish-American War and it was a bestseller immediately when it was published in 1899.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theodore Roosevelt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598181939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598181937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aegypan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.27w x 0.69d","brand":"Theodore Roosevelt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43989357101311,"sku":"9781598181937","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd86dee4-d0e5-43f0-b03d-697cab1b814a.jpg?v=1683299034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rough-riders-by-theodore-roosevelt-theodore-roosevelt-9781598181937","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}