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San Juan Hill (săn wän, Span. sän hwän), Oriente prov., E Cuba, near the city of Santiago de Cuba. It was the scene (July, 1898) of a battle in the Spanish-American War, in which Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders took part. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Deftly intertwining true historical happenings and a remarkable entertaining albeit fictional story, Theodore Roosevelt Rides Again tells the tale of Falconer in his investigation of the "Rough Riders" charge up San Juan Hill as the Roosevelt is accused of a nefarious role in the battle. Our grandfathers, our parents, our brothers and now our sons and daughters have fallen in fields of battle from Normandy to Sicily, from Injon to the Mekong Delta, from Iwo Jima to Kesserine, from San Juan Hill to Baghdad. Of the legendary charge of Roosevelt and his Rough Riders up San Juan Hill, a friend wrote, "No hunting trip so far has ever equaled it in Theodore's eyes. |
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