Theodore Roosevelt Rides Again.Theodore Roosevelt Rides Again Morton L. Kurland Lazy K Press 33 Lafayette Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 097715890X $19.95 www.lazykpress.com Theodore Roosevelt Rides Again by Morton L. Kurland is the engaging novel based on America's twenty-sixth president and his hired investigator, Alexander Falconer Falconer prison where former professor Farragut, who had killed his brother, witnesses the torments and chaos of the penal system. [Am. Lit.: Cheever Falconer in Weiss, 151] See : Imprisonment . Deftly deft adj. deft·er, deft·est Quick and skillful; adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous. [Middle English, gentle, humble, variant of dafte, foolish; see daft. 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 Rough Riders, popular name for the 1st Regiment of U.S. Cavalry Volunteers, organized largely by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898). Its members were mostly ranchers and cowboys from the West, with a sprinkling of adventurous blue bloods from the " charge up San Juan Hill 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. as the Roosevelt is accused of a nefarious role in the battle. Murder by murder Falconer and his newly found assistant, Gaby Irish delve deeper into the plot. The result is a original and entertaining novel to be given high praise, and recommendation as a superbly crafted work of historical fiction. |
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