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A Must Movie To See . . .
Rough Riders, a 1997 TNT television miniseries directed by John Milius, and featured Tom Berenger (Theodore Roosevelt),
Gary Busey (Joseph Wheeler), Sam Elliott (Buckey O'Neill), Dale Dye (Leonard Wood), Brian Keith (William
McKinley), George Hamilton (William Randolph Hearst), and R. Lee Ermey (John Hay).
An interesting movie about the Spanish-American War and some
of the personnel that became part of the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, commonly known as Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
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Viva Cuba!
Freedom for Cuba!
'I cultivate a white rose,
in July as in January,
for the sincere friend
who gives his hand frankly.
And for the enemy who trys to
rip out the heart with which I live, I cultivate neither needle or thorn,
I cultivate a white rose.'
Who wrote this famous poem?
What does this poem mean?
Come out and ask me.
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TNT's The Rough Riders
A movie about the Rough Riders and the Spanish-American War 1898 (see article on the left)
Republic Pictures' Gone To Texas Starring Sam Elliott - A true-life story of
Sam Houston, also covering the other battles of the Texas Revolution not mentioned in the history book
MGM's One Man's Honor
Starring Tom Berenger - A story of Faith, Devotion, and the Fight for Freedom - and the Saint
Patrick Battalion of the Mexican-American War
Books to read . .
The Texas Revolution, A Day-by-Day Account, by Bob Boyd, published by Standard Times - the title
tells all
Echoes of the Mexican-American War, by Libura, Moreno, and Mardquez, published by Groundwood - the
war seen from both views points
The Philippine War 1899-1902, by Brian McAllister Linn, published by Kansas - first war fought by
the United States as a world power after the Spanish-American War of 1898
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