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Original publisher's brown paper wrappers with staple binding. Black lettering and small illustration on front cover. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2." Twenty-four pages, complete. Three black-and-white illustrations, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning and a few residual pencil marks and a spot of rubbing on first page. Covers are very clean and intact except for slight fading or offsetting along top edge and spine on front and back, a small crease in lower corner near fore-edge on back, and tiny stain and a few marks on front. A Very Good copy. This booklet was one in a series that was published to help fund the maintenance and upkeep of the Old Governor's Mansion or "Old Capitol" in Prescott, Arizona. The series featured local histories of Yavapai County, Arizona. Published by the Prescott Evening Courier for Sharlot M. Hall. There are four main features in this pamphlet. The first is a poem by John S. McGroatry, a California poet, historian, and playwright, titled, "The Rough Riders." McGroatry's poem was read aloud at the unveiling of the "Roosevelt Rough Rider Equestrian Statue of Capt. William O. 'Bucky' [or, Buckey] O'Neill," also known as the Buckey O'Neill Monument, on July 3, 1907. The next feature is a brief biographical account ("Captain O'Neill and the Arizona Rough Riders") by Sharlot M. Hall about the life, character, and achievements of William "Buckey" O'Neill. Hall begins his account by with the early life of O'Neill and continues to describe O'Neill's many occupations and his eventual service as a Rough Rider. Hall's account concludes with a brief synopsis about the Buckey O'Neill Monument in Prescott and Solon Borglum, the sculptor of the statue. The third feature in this booklet is an essay ("The Rough Rider Monument") by Annie Campbell Jones that gives more details about the Buckey O'Neill Monument and elaborates upon the sculpture's artistic qualities. The fourth and final feature includes a printed version of a poem by Joseph L. C. Clarke that was dedicated to O'Neill and read during a reception held on March 17, 1905 in New York City for President Theodore Roosevelt and a brief article that recounts the time when Solon's older brother and fellow sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, saw Solon's O'Neill sculpture for the first time in Prescott. Gutzon called his brother's sculpture a "marvel." William Owen "Buckey" O'Neill (1860-1898) was an American newspaper editor, journalist, court reporter, politician, Sheriff and Mayor of Prescott, and a member of the Rough Riders. The Rough Riders was the nickname for the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, a regiment that was called into service in 1898 (and disbanded that same year) for active duty in the Spanish-American War. The regiment also earned the nickname, "Roosevelt's Rough Riders," because Theodore Roosevelt served as their lieutenant colonel. O'Neill became Captain of Troop A in the regiment. He served in the Battle of Las Guasimas and the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba. O'Neill was killed in the Battle of San Juan Hill after being struck by a Spanish bullet.
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