Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
"Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast" is the official podcast of the Alamo. Located in the heart of San Antonio, the Alamo stands as the Shrine of Texas Liberty. More than 1.6 million visitors travel to the site each year, making it the #1 most visited destination in the State of Texas. The 300-year history of the Alamo is world-renowned and represents the core of Texas’ identity today. It's a U.S. National Historic Landmark and part of the Lone Star State's only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit TheAlamo.org.
Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders
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Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo Podcast
Episode 131: Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders
Just footsteps from where the world-famous Battle of the Alamo was fought, a new generation of frontiersman stepped up to fight for freedom. Legend has it, a future president recruited them inside the Menger Hotel bar - and with their signatures, wrote a new chapter of the Alamo’s already storied history.
We reveal why Theodore Roosevelt formed the Rough Riders, where in San Antonio they trained, and how the Alamo remembers the Rough Riders legacy today. Featuring the Alamo's Researcher Thomas Ledesma.
View photo of the Alamo's Roosevelt statue: https://www.facebook.com/EmilyBaucumSATX/posts/pfbid02UuAVPucQ5ugWa5YpUckgxjmXj9AspZz4eQcfzcq3abxrWWXihAhVi8mRNWbxLqv6l
View photo of the war souvenir coconut on display: https://www.facebook.com/EmilyBaucumSATX/posts/pfbid0RtCnehBzqSHLb3fT5NuZiTu4i78Qni4h5R4pgdU37AwnyHXht7bbipRfqrRmSGFCl
National Park Service essay on the Rough Riders: https://www.nps.gov/thrb/learn/historyculture/tr-rr-spanamwar.htm
Theodore Roosevelt Association essay on the Rough Riders: https://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=991271&module_id=339473
