A patriotic theme for a patriotic day—Happy July 4th!
On July 1, 1898, Roosevelt was cursing the fact that he had to dismount from his steed, Little Texas, to lead the cavalry charge up Kettle Hill and San Juan Hill in Cuba. But he knew that if he could get up to the top and strike […]
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