Expansionists of 1898: The Acquisition of Hawaii and the Spanish Islands
Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1936. First Edition. 393, footnotes, bibliography, index, usual library markings, rear board weak, some stains inside boards and flyleaves. Board and spine edges worn, small tears at top and bottom edges of spine, pencil check marks in margins of a few pages. This study traces the rise and development in the United States of the movement for overseas expansion from hesitant beginnings under the Benjamin Harrison Administration to its surprising triumph in the ratification of the treaty with Spain in February 1899. Chapters include "A War of Propaganda, " " Broadening Horizons, " and "The Imperialism of Righteousness." Condition: fair, ex-lib.
Keywords: Philippines, Hawaii, Spanish-Am War, Imperialism, Cuba, Benjamin Harrison, James G. Blaine, John W. Foster, Grover Cleveland
[Book #55546]
Price: $100.00