The History of Our Navy, From its origin to the end of the war with Spain, 1775-1898; Volume V. The War With Spain
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1899. This volume is presumed to be a First Edition, but later printing (Copyright is 1898 but publication date on title page is 1899). Hardcover. Volume V ONLY. xxii, [2], 406, [2] pages. Illustrations. Fold-out map at back. Index. Front board weak, and restrengthened with glue. Bookplate of John Lyman inside front cover! Includes Introduction, as well as chapters on The Demand for Intervention; Teaching Spain to Despise Us; The White Squadron; Armored Cruisers and Battleships; Treacherous Destruction of the Maine; The Days Just Before the War; The War Message; First Shot of the War; Brave Work Along Shore; Dewey at Manila; Sampson's First Search of Cervera; The Oregon's Famous Run; Schley's Cruise to Santiago; The Blockade of Santiago; The Marines at Guantanamo; Auxiliaries and Naval Militia; Destruction of Cervera's Squadron; Seamen of the Squadrons Contrasted; Capture of Guam and Manila; Surrender of Santiago and Afterward; and Our New Naval Programme. John Randolph Spears (1850–1936) was an American author and journalist. In 1875, he became editor of the East Aurora Advertiser, and the next year he founded the Silver Creek Local. He was a reporter on the Buffalo Express from 1880 until 1882, when he joined the staff of the New York Sun. Later, devoting himself to writing, he settled at Little Falls, N. Y. This volume is largely an account of the 10 week war with Spain in 1898 compiled from official documents and officers accounts published in periodicals which arose from US intervention in the Cuban war of independence and led to the ceding of ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine Islands to the US in the Treaty of Paris. From Wikipedia: The Spanish–American War was an armed conflict between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. The war led to the U.S. emerging predominant in the Caribbean region and resulted in U.S. acquisition of Spain's Pacific possessions. That led to U.S. involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately to the Philippine–American War. The main issue was Cuban independence. Revolts had been occurring for some years in Cuba against Spanish colonial rule. The U.S. backed these revolts upon entering the Spanish–American War. There had been war scares before, as in the Virginius Affair in 1873. But in the late 1890s, American public opinion swayed in support of the rebellion due to reports of concentration camps (death estimates range from 150,000 to 400,000 people) set up to control the populace. Yellow journalism exaggerated the atrocities to further increase public fervor, and to sell more papers. On April 20, 1898, McKinley signed a joint Congressional resolution demanding Spanish withdrawal and authorizing the President to use military force to help Cuba gain independence. In response, Spain severed diplomatic relations with the United States on April 21. On the same day, the U.S. Navy began a blockade of Cuba. Both sides declared war; neither had allies. The 10-week war was fought in both the Caribbean and the Pacific. As U.S. agitators for war well knew,[24] U.S. naval power would prove decisive, allowing expeditionary forces to disembark in Cuba against a Spanish garrison already facing nationwide Cuban insurgent attacks and further wasted by yellow fever. The invaders obtained the surrender of Santiago de Cuba and Manila despite the good performance of some Spanish infantry units, and fierce fighting for positions such as San Juan Hill. Madrid sued for peace after two Spanish squadrons were sunk in the battles of Santiago de Cuba and Manila Bay, and a third, more modern, fleet was recalled home to protect the Spanish coasts. The result was the 1898 Treaty of Paris, negotiated on terms favorable to the U.S. which allowed it temporary control of Cuba and ceded ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine islands. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Spanish-American War, White Squadron, USS Maine, Blockade, George Dewey, Battle of Manila Bay, Schley, Guantanamo, Naval Militia, Cervera, Battle of Santiago, William Sampson
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