Bibliograph

Spanish-American War, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr. ; Julie L. Carnagie and Allison McNeill, project editors

Type

Label

Spanish-American War, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr. ; Julie L. Carnagie and Allison McNeill, project editors

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spanish-American War

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

62158666

Responsibility statement

Daniel E. Brannen, Jr. ; Julie L. Carnagie and Allison McNeill, project editors

Series statement

Gale virtual reference library

Summary

A comprehensive overview of the Spanish-American War, including biographies and full or excerpted memoirs, speeches, and other source documents

Table Of Contents

Historical background and Cuba's struggle for independence -- The United States declares war -- Manila Bay and mustering the army -- The siege at Cuba -- Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines -- Treaty and imperialism -- Clara Barton -- Pascual Cervera y Topete -- Richard Harding Davis -- George Dewey -- Máximo Gómez y Báez -- William Randolph Hearst -- George Frisbie Hoar -- William McKinley -- Theodore Roosevelt -- William Rufus Shafter -- Marines signalling under fire at Guantanamo / Stephen Crane -- The report of the Vizcaya, from Captain Antonio Eulate to Admiral Pascual / Antonio Eulate -- Cervera y Topete from onboard the American auxiliary cruiser St. Louis, July 6, 1898 -- Letter of protest to U.S. General William R. Shafter, July 17, 1898 / Calixto Garcia̕ -- Speech to the U.S. Senate, March 17, 1898 / Redfield Proctor -- Excerpt from The Rough Riders / Theodore Roosevelt -- American imperialism: an address opposing annexation of the Philippines, January 4, 1899 / Carl Schurz -- Excerpts from daily coverage of the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine / The New York World

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