Edward Marshall Boeken

Follow the romantic adventures of an old flute-player and a young girl as they explore the beauty of music and the magic of love. With vibrant descriptions and stirring emotions, this book is perfect for anyone who loves a good love story.

This book offers an account of the Rough Riders, a volunteer cavalry regiment that fought in the Spanish-American War in 1898. The author, who was a member of the Rough Riders, provides a first-hand perspective on the regiment's training, battles, and the challenges they faced during the war. The book also sheds light on the political context of the war and its impact on the United States' foreign policy.

[...] "I ain't goin' to listen to another word, to-day," said she, and waved him off. He went obediently, but slowly and unhappily, his rifle snuggling in the crook of his left elbow, his heavy boots finding firm footing in the rough and rocky trail as if by instinct of their own, without assistance from his brain. A "revenuer," coming up, just then, to bother him about his still and its unlawful product of raw whisky, would have met small mercy at his hands. He would have been a bad man, then, to quarrel with. His temper would have flared at slightest provocation. He would not let it flare at her; but, unseeing any of the beauties which so vividly appealed to[...].

First published in 1913, this book presents a bold vision for international peace and cooperation. Edward Marshall and Nicholas Murray Butler propose the creation of a United States of Europe, modeled after the United States of America, that would eliminate the threat of war and forge a new era of prosperity for the continent. Their ideas remain relevant and thought-provoking to this day.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.