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The New York Times journalist, who has also written books about the Rough Riders, the Civil Rights Act and whiskey, chronicles how national hysteria can take on a life of its own, like a deadly fever dream that overtakes the public consciousness.

In time it welcomed the Rough Riders and their fellows, the World War I doughboys, the GI Joes of the “good war,” the not-a-war-but-a-conflict Korean veterans, the grunts and jarheads of Vietnam and Iraq and Afghanistan.

“I think it feels really great to come out here and just showcase what our team could do,” Barnes said, leading the Bulldogs to a 62-0 victory —their first over the Rough Riders — the largest win in program history.

Hundreds of volunteers came to place flags before each grave on Saturday and reenact the Rough Riders of the Spanish-American War.

Veterans from Roosevelt’s “Rough Riders” assumed posts as police captains and prison wardens, overseeing one of largest infrastructure building projects in history.