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Blakeley’s Redemptive Journey With Rough Riders Ends in Love
Blakeley, once blinded by intemperance, regains memory and vows reform. Seeking purpose, he joins Col. Wood's Rough Riders in Cuba, earning honor at San Juan Hill under Lt. Col. Roosevelt. Wounded after the hill, he stands defiant, amid tales of cowboy valor and looming marriage preparations at the “white house.”
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Blakeley
San Antonio
Texas
East
Col. Wood
Regiment of
Rough Riders
Siboney
Cuba
Santinco
FE Caney
San Juan Hill
Col
Roosevelt
San Juan