Rough Riders, Mark Lee Gardner

This is a book about Theodore Roosevelt and his cowboy regiment, and the immortal charge up San Juan Hill. This is an excellent book that is first-rate history and an excellent portrayal of Theodore Roosevelt’s extraordinary life. Gardner brings to life the epic period of American history in such a way that you can smell the saddle leather, gunsmoke, and hear the guidons snapping in the wind. This is a story about one of my favorite characters and a war that I have always had a fascination with