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Edward Sylvester Ellis:Library of American History From the Discovery of America to the Present Time Volume 6
- Taschenbuch ISBN: 1155025210
[EAN: 9781155025216], Neubuch, [PU: RareBooksClub], EDWARD SYLVESTER ELLIS,SUBJECTS, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 68 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic… Mehr…
[EAN: 9781155025216], Neubuch, [PU: RareBooksClub], EDWARD SYLVESTER ELLIS,SUBJECTS, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 68 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: . . . The conspicuous feature of this period is the great victory of Admiral Dewey over the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. This remarkable naval battle, and other important incidents of the period are set forth in the following chapter, the authorities for which are portions of the diplomatic correspondence of our government, the official reports from the field of operations, and the newspaper accounts from the front. OMEWHAT more than four centuries had passed since Christopher Columbus, while cruising westward among the West Indian islands, entered the mouth of a river which led into the interior of the beautiful and fertile land that the natives called Cuba. The Gem of the Antilles, from its first subjection by Spain was the victim of her misrule. The natives were goaded into many revolts, all of which were crushed with merciless severity. The woeful condition of the people roused the pity of the world, and especially of America for they were at our very door. The situation had brought the country to the conviction that something should be done. Various precautionary steps had been taken. The United States battleship, the Maine, was riding at anchor in the harbor at Havana. The hostile feeling in the United States was intensified by a terrifying occurrence on the night of February 15, 1898. The battleship Maine was suddenly destroyed by an explosion which killed 266 officers and men, most of them being wedged and mangled in the crush of the wreck, while those yet living were held fast and drowned by the immediate sinking of the shattered ship. The country was thrown into unrestrainable rage by the appalling event, and the demand for vengeance upon Spain was vehement. Scarcely one person in a thousand doubted that the. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<
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Edward Sylvester Ellis:Library of American History From the Discovery of America to the Present Time Volume 6
- Taschenbuch ISBN: 9781155025216
RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 68 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purc… Mehr…
RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 68 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 edition. Excerpt: . . . The conspicuous feature of this period is the great victory of Admiral Dewey over the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. This remarkable naval battle, and other important incidents of the period are set forth in the following chapter, the authorities for which are portions of the diplomatic correspondence of our government, the official reports from the field of operations, and the newspaper accounts from the front. OMEWHAT more than four centuries had passed since Christopher Columbus, while cruising westward among the West Indian islands, entered the mouth of a river which led into the interior of the beautiful and fertile land that the natives called Cuba. The Gem of the Antilles, from its first subjection by Spain was the victim of her misrule. The natives were goaded into many revolts, all of which were crushed with merciless severity. The woeful condition of the people roused the pity of the world, and especially of America for they were at our very door. The situation had brought the country to the conviction that something should be done. Various precautionary steps had been taken. The United States battleship, the Maine, was riding at anchor in the harbor at Havana. The hostile feeling in the United States was intensified by a terrifying occurrence on the night of February 15, 1898. The battleship Maine was suddenly destroyed by an explosion which killed 266 officers and men, most of them being wedged and mangled in the crush of the wreck, while those yet living were held fast and drowned by the immediate sinking of the shattered ship. The country was thrown into unrestrainable rage by the appalling event, and the demand for vengeance upon Spain was vehement. Scarcely one person in a thousand doubted that the. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<
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