The Story Is Called "How The Other Half Lives" by Jacob Riis Reading like a Historian Guiding Questions Who wrote this? What type of document is this? The author’s purpose in writing this was what? I think the sort of people who read this would be? I do or don’t trust this document because… I already knew that at this time…. From this document I would guess that people at this time…. This document might not give me the whole picture because…. The author is trying to convince the readers that…. The author tries to convince the readers buy using these words…

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the most famous of all the units fighting in cuba, the "rough riders" was the name given to the first u.s. volunteer cavalry under the leadership of theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary of the navy in may 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. the original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the indian territory, new mexico, arizona, and oklahoma. however, once roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from ivy league athletes to glee-club singers to texas rangers and indians.