BULLY! Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, The Rough Riders
& Camp Wikoff, Montauk, New York — 1898
Researched, Composed & Edited by Jeff Heatley
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—– 2nd Edition / Camp Wikoff’s 125th Anniversary —–
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Published by Montauk Historical Society & East End Press
w/ Grant from the Gardiner Foundation
ON SALE NOW
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Braking News
Camp Wikoff — Self-Guided Bike / Hide & Run Tour / 9 Sites from Montauk Station > Fort Pond Bay …. link
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w/ ADDED APPENDIX
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President McKinley’s Message to Congress, April 11, 1898
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Richard Harding Davis’ “Dashing Bravery of the Rough Riders”, July 4, 1898
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Lieut. John Joseph Pershing’s Account of Charge at San Juan Hill
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Citation — Medal of Honor Awarded Lieut. Col. Roosevelt, 2001
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Gen. Shafter’s Ultimatum to Gen. Toral, July 6, 1898
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America Emerges As An International Power / Gen. of the Armies Pershing
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Spain Leaves the Western World
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Army Beef Scandal of 1898
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Knickerbocker & Rough Rider William Tiffany Dies of Starvation
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Roosevelt’s Testimony to War Commissions Board
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American Red Cross / Report by Executive Howard Townsend, 1898
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Visit AAQ / BULLY! / Quote Index Portfolios:
BULLY! Col. Roosevelt, The Rough Riders & Camp Wikoff…’ / April – Aug, 1898 | Quotes …
BULLY! Col. Roosevelt, The Rough Riders & Camp Wikoff…’ / Sept – Dec, 1898 | Quotes…
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Transport Allegheny returning from Santiago de Cuba — one of more than 40 Transports.
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“We have everything,” said a young lieutenant.
“We have life and we have death.”
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22,500 Soldiers of General Shafter’s Fifth Army Corps
arrived home at Fort Pond Bay from Cuba, including —
Roosevelt’s Rough Riders — War Heroes
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WAR COMMISSION REPORT / FEBRUARY 1899
On the whole, it may be said that Montauk Point was an ideal place
for the isolation of troops who had been exposed to or had yellow fever,
and for the recuperation of those greatly debilitated by malarial attacks
of marked severity.
— New York Times, February 13, 1899.
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Soldiers of Gen. Shafter’s Fifth Army Corps
were the first veterans of a war fought overseas
on foreign soil in American military history.
They returned home at Fort Pond Bay, Montauk,
August & September, 1898.
Jeff Heatley @ Book Launch, Oceans Institute / Montauk Lighthouse
Veterans Day, 2023
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NYC Newsboys Hawking Newspapers on the streets of New York City / Summer, 1898:
EXTRA! EXTRA!
QUARANTINE IN MONTAUK
YELLOW FEVER — MALARIA — TYPHOID
READ ALL ABOUT IT!!!!!
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BULLY! Book
Over 350 Entries
Over 125 Line Illustrations
Twelve of Roosevelt’s Personal Letters
Seventeen Archival Photographs
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‘Rough Rider Invasion’ by John Hanc
Newsday Sunday Feature, March 17, 2024
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Comments on second edition:
“Extraordinary work.” / April, 2024
“Book is fantastic.” / April 15, 2024
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Comments on first edition:
“Book is a gold mine of information.” / Dr. John Gable, 1998, Executive Director,
Theodore Roosevelt Association.
This fascinating and often wrenching story surfaces in contemporary newspaper accounts collected and skillfully edited by Jeff Heatley….Too often history has been distorted or lost, not by the original chroniclers, but by those who came after….Works like “BULLY!” are revealing — and too rare….It is cheering to see local publisher, writer, and historical society collaborate on such an interesting and useful work. / Judy Crichton, author ‘America 1900’.
Meticulously researched and edited by Jeff Heatley….this 497 page book of newspaper articles and letters provides a fascinating account of daily life at Camp Wikoff — as well as a revealing and very human portrait of Teddy Roosevelt and his transition from national war hero to political candidate. / John Rand, writer, Southampton Press.
“A gem….BULLY! is as close to a time machine as one is likely to find between book covers. It reads like a novel because of Mr. Heatley’s natural editorial skill and sense of story.” / Russell Drumm, EH Star reporter, 1998 / Arthur of ‘In The Slick of the Cricket.
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Books available on Amazon and at the following bookstores:
- Bookhampton, East Hampton
- Homeport, Montauk
- Burton’s, Greenport
- A Book Place, Riverhead
- Barnes & Noble, Bridgehampton
- Barnes & Noble, Riverhead
- Theodore’s, Oyster Bay
- Gift Shop, Montauk Lighthouse
- …other locations being added.
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For copies & further information:
East End Press
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Book Launch photo by Brian O’Donohoe.
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