Discusses the Spanish-American War focusing on Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, including an account of why America went to war over Cuba, how victory in the Santiago Campaign was achieved, and interviews with the last three surviving Rough Riders.
Draws from letters, memoirs, and interviews to chronicle the lives of nine women from the Roosevelt clan, covering a period of 150 years; discussing their activities as wives, mothers, authors, campaigners, and socialites.