Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 13R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
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Page v
... to the internal affairs of our own country , American minds have begun to reach out into the great world's transactions . The Hispano - American War was brewing half a century before hostilities were declared . Never was a war.
... to the internal affairs of our own country , American minds have begun to reach out into the great world's transactions . The Hispano - American War was brewing half a century before hostilities were declared . Never was a war.
Page vi
... The denials of the Spanish officials changed no opinion , and the finding of the court of inquiry , while it did not fix the guilt on Spain , made that guilt so apparent in the minds of all Americans that it ban- vi PREFACE .
... The denials of the Spanish officials changed no opinion , and the finding of the court of inquiry , while it did not fix the guilt on Spain , made that guilt so apparent in the minds of all Americans that it ban- vi PREFACE .
Page vii
John Roy Musick. apparent in the minds of all Americans that it ban- ished every shadow of doubt . War came , and never ceased until the shackles of slavery were knocked from the Gem of the Antilles . All honor should be given to the ...
John Roy Musick. apparent in the minds of all Americans that it ban- ished every shadow of doubt . War came , and never ceased until the shackles of slavery were knocked from the Gem of the Antilles . All honor should be given to the ...
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... mind , Stevens , with the energy of despair , struggled for his life as never did man before . One by one his companions were shot down or surrendered , until he alone wandered in the woods , without ammunition to fight longer , half ...
... mind , Stevens , with the energy of despair , struggled for his life as never did man before . One by one his companions were shot down or surrendered , until he alone wandered in the woods , without ammunition to fight longer , half ...
Page 74
... something wear- ing heavily on the mind of Mr. Parker . Had he not been a man with a family , an onlooker might have concluded , from his evident embarrassment , that he was about to propose to the widow . Tho the 74 CUBA LIBRE .
... something wear- ing heavily on the mind of Mr. Parker . Had he not been a man with a family , an onlooker might have concluded , from his evident embarrassment , that he was about to propose to the widow . Tho the 74 CUBA LIBRE .
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