"One of the most fascinating but least remembered figures in modern American history, Major General Leonard Wood (1860-1927) was, with his close friend Theodore Roosevelt, an icon of U.S. imperialism as the nation evolved into a global power at the dawn of the twentieth century. The myriad of roles that Wood played in his extraordinary career offer a mirror image of the country's expansion from the urban Northeast to the western frontier to Latin America and the Far East. Boston surgeon, Indian fighter, U.s.

Boston, 1927 -- Pocasset, 1860-1880 -- Boston, 1880-1885 -- Fort Huachuca, 1885-1887 -- The Army, 1887-1898 -- Santiago, 1898-1899 -- Havana, 1900-1902 -- Zamboanga, 1902-1908 -- Washington, D.C., 1908-1917 -- Camp Funston, 1917-1920 -- Manila, 1920-1927.