‘Rough Rider’ Bucky O’Neill’s blurred legend
Subject(s): Arizona, Buckaroos, Common fallacies, Cowboys, Cuba, Errors, Popular, Military service, Voluntary, Monuments, O'Neill, William Owen, 1860-1898, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Spanish-American War (1898), United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st
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Lowell Parker addresses common misconceptions of the Spanish-American War and clarifies the involvement of William Owen “Bucky” O’Neill and other army volunteers in the conflict, including African American troops and the Rough Riders.
Collection
Creation Date
1978-01-23
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
(1919-present) Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
‘Rough Rider’ Bucky O’Neill’s blurred legend. [January 23, 1978]. Grand Canyon National Park.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311162. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Parker, Lowell, 1910-1985. ‘Rough Rider’ Bucky O’Neill’s blurred legend. [23 Jan. 1978]. Image.
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311162.
APA:
Parker, Lowell, 1910-1985., [1978, January 23]. ‘Rough Rider’ Bucky O’Neill’s blurred legend.
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311162.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Grand Canyon National Park. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/grand-canyon-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 7, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/grand-canyon-national-park.
APA:
Grand Canyon National Park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/grand-canyon-national-park.
