Search -
The Great Republic, Vol. 4 of 4 (Classic Reprint)
The Great Republic Vol 4 of 4 - Classic Reprint Author:Charles Morris THE GREAT REPUBLIC BY THE MASTER HISTORIANS* THE WAR WITH SPA1N. THE CONDITIÖNS LEADING UP TO THE CRISIS. Murat Halstead. [Cuba, the largest and richest island of the West Indies, has had a history singularly in accord with the ill-fortune her super-stitious people associate with the gern after which it has been named, the Pearl of the Antilles.... more » On discovering it in 1492 Colurnbus christened it Juana, after Prince John, son of the Spanish monarchs. This was changed to Fernandina on the King's death. Later on the name of the patron saint of Spain was substr.uted and it figured on the maps as Santiago (St. James). Again its official name was changed, this time to that of Ave Maria, in honor of the Blessed Virgin. The natives called it by the name which has prevaited. They %vere au interesting people, enjoying a peaceful and contented existence before the foreigner introduced the mixed blessings of European civilization, as known in those turbulent days. Havana Avas four.d
Table of Contents
SUBJECT AÜTHOR PAGK; The War with SpainMurat Halstead 5; Our Action on the " Maine " Disaster Joseph M Rogers 12 The first stroke of the War in Manila; BayHenry Watterson 22; Destruction of Admiral Cervera's; FleetAdmiral W T Sampson 50; The Oregon's Long Voyage C N Offley 64; The Land Fight at Santiago General W R Shafter 71; Significance of the Fall of Santiago Henry Watterson 83 Porto Rico: Its Capture and its; ProblemsHenry Watterson 103; The Constitutional Status of Cuba 12g; The Annexation of Hawaii 149; The United States and the Philippine; IslandsOliver H G Leigh 164; Samoa, Guam and the Sulu Archi-; pelago 196; Influence of the Spanish-American; War on our Foreign Trade Gen Joseph Wheeler 203; Our Achievements and Prospects Chauncey M Depew 217 Triumphs of the Republic in Practical; ScienceWm Matthews Handy 241; The Literary Retrospect Jno Porter Lamberton 260; Social Progress and Problems 280; Our Foreign Relations« less