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Buckey O'Neill: A Rough Rider Cut Down In His Prime

by Gillian Ferris Kohl, Arizona Public Radio
July 28, 2011

Rough Rider Buckey O'Neill rears his bronzed horse in Prescott, Ariz.'s town square. O'Neill was the quintessential Western hero, by all accounts. He died in the battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba in the presence of Teddy Roosevelt. Had he lived, everyone assumed, he would have become governor.

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  • Morning Edition, July 28, 2011
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