Bibliograph

The Spanish-American War, Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom

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The Spanish-American War, Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom

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

The Spanish-American War

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

743214127

Responsibility statement

Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom

Series statement

Defining moments

Summary

"Provides a comprehensive overview of the 1898 Spanish-American War, including political and social factors that led to the conflict, pivotal battles in the war, and its lasting impact on the United States, Spain, Cuba, and beyond. Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Narrative overview. American expansion in the 1800s ; Spain and its colonies ; The call to arms: remember the Maine! ; A "splendid little war" in Cuba ; The war in the Philippines ; American imperialism in the new century ; Legacy of the Spanish-American War -- Biographies. Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) ; George Dewey (1837-1917) ; William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) ; Queen Lili'uokalani (1838-1917) ; Antonio Maceo (1845-1896) ; José Marti (1853-1895) ; William McKinley (1843-1901) ; Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) ; Valeriano Weyler (1838-1930) -- Primary sources. President Monroe announces a new American approach to foreign affairs ; Americans embrace the idea of "manifest destiny" ; An explorer-historian ponders an America without new land to conquer ; An American reporter describes death and destruction in Cuba ; The de Lôme letter scandal increases tensions between Spain and America ; America's yellow press blames Spanish treachery for the loss of the Maine ; President McKinley calls for American military intervention in Cuba ; Theodore Roosevelt recalls the Battle for the San Juan Heights ; Admiral Dewey recalls the Battle of Manila Bay ; The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris ; Emilio Aguinaldo protests the American occupation of the Philippines ; A U.S. senator claims "the Philippines are ours forever" ; Mark Twain condemns American actions in the Philippines ; The Philippine Islands receive their independence

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