Brad K. Berner is English language instructor in Moscow, Russia.

In this edited volume, historian Berner provides readers with an insightful look at the Spanish American War. He covers the pre- and postwar periods as well as the war itself in areas ranging from Guam to the Philippines, and from the US to Cuba and beyond. Readers will appreciate the varied and distinctive historical documents, which include those produced by authors ranging from presidents and generals to reporters and clergy. This volume includes often-overlooked sources, e.g., African Americans and poets, in addition to minor Spanish periodicals. Though this war is habitually ignored, its impact continues to this day. Divided into chapters with specific time frames and geographic locations, the entries in this volume are numbered and easy to follow. Examples include 'Joseph Pulitzer Demands U.S. Intervention in Cuba,' 'President William McKinley's Ultimatum to Spain,' 'Booker T. Washington Extols the Bravery of African-American Soldiers in the War,' 'Carl Sandburg Recounts His Experience at War,' and 'The Schley Court of Inquiry.' Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface: Kalman GoldsteinIntroduction: Brad K. BernerCHAPTER 1 THE BACKGROUND TO WAR (1895-1898)Cuba1. The Manifesto of Montecristi (March 25, 1895) 2. James Creelman – An Atrocity Story (New York World, May 17, 1896)3. General Valeriano Weyler’s Order of Reconcentration (October 21, 1896)4. Richard Harding Davis “The Death of Rodríguez” (New York Journal, February 2, 1897)5. The Olivette Incident (January-February 1897) 6. Generals Máximo Gómez and Calixto García God, Country, and Liberty (September 20, 1897)7. The Rescue of Evangelina Cisneros (October 10, 1897)Philippines8. Andrés Bonifacio The Duties of the Sons of the People (1896)9. Emilio Aguinaldo Manifesto to the Philippine People (October 31, 1896)10. Governor General Camilo Polavieja’s Proclamation (December 23, 1896)11. The Pact of Biak-na-Bató (December 1897)12. Emilio Aguinaldo on Early U.S./Filipino Relations (September 23, 1899)13. U.S. Consul E. Spencer Pratt’s Letter (April 28, 189

Brad K. Berner is English language instructor in Moscow, Russia.

In this edited volume, historian Berner provides readers with an insightful look at the Spanish American War. He covers the pre- and postwar periods as well as the war itself in areas ranging from Guam to the Philippines, and from the US to Cuba and beyond. Readers will appreciate the varied and distinctive historical documents, which include those produced by authors ranging from presidents and generals to reporters and clergy. This volume includes often-overlooked sources, e.g., African Americans and poets, in addition to minor Spanish periodicals. Though this war is habitually ignored, its impact continues to this day. Divided into chapters with specific time frames and geographic locations, the entries in this volume are numbered and easy to follow. Examples include 'Joseph Pulitzer Demands U.S. Intervention in Cuba,' 'President William McKinley's Ultimatum to Spain,' 'Booker T. Washington Extols the Bravery of African-American Soldiers in the War,' 'Carl Sandburg Recounts His Experience at War,' and 'The Schley Court of Inquiry.' Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface: Kalman GoldsteinIntroduction: Brad K. BernerCHAPTER 1 THE BACKGROUND TO WAR (1895-1898)Cuba1. The Manifesto of Montecristi (March 25, 1895) 2. James Creelman – An Atrocity Story (New York World, May 17, 1896)3. General Valeriano Weyler’s Order of Reconcentration (October 21, 1896)4. Richard Harding Davis “The Death of Rodríguez” (New York Journal, February 2, 1897)5. The Olivette Incident (January-February 1897) 6. Generals Máximo Gómez and Calixto García God, Country, and Liberty (September 20, 1897)7. The Rescue of Evangelina Cisneros (October 10, 1897)Philippines8. Andrés Bonifacio The Duties of the Sons of the People (1896)9. Emilio Aguinaldo Manifesto to the Philippine People (October 31, 1896)10. Governor General Camilo Polavieja’s Proclamation (December 23, 1896)11. The Pact of Biak-na-Bató (December 1897)12. Emilio Aguinaldo on Early U.S./Filipino Relations (September 23, 1899)13. U.S. Consul E. Spencer Pratt’s Letter (April 28, 189

Brad K. Berner is English language instructor in Moscow, Russia.

In this edited volume, historian Berner provides readers with an insightful look at the Spanish American War. He covers the pre- and postwar periods as well as the war itself in areas ranging from Guam to the Philippines, and from the US to Cuba and beyond. Readers will appreciate the varied and distinctive historical documents, which include those produced by authors ranging from presidents and generals to reporters and clergy. This volume includes often-overlooked sources, e.g., African Americans and poets, in addition to minor Spanish periodicals. Though this war is habitually ignored, its impact continues to this day. Divided into chapters with specific time frames and geographic locations, the entries in this volume are numbered and easy to follow. Examples include 'Joseph Pulitzer Demands U.S. Intervention in Cuba,' 'President William McKinley's Ultimatum to Spain,' 'Booker T. Washington Extols the Bravery of African-American Soldiers in the War,' 'Carl Sandburg Recounts His Experience at War,' and 'The Schley Court of Inquiry.' Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and general readers.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface: Kalman GoldsteinIntroduction: Brad K. BernerCHAPTER 1 THE BACKGROUND TO WAR (1895-1898)Cuba1. The Manifesto of Montecristi (March 25, 1895) 2. James Creelman – An Atrocity Story (New York World, May 17, 1896)3. General Valeriano Weyler’s Order of Reconcentration (October 21, 1896)4. Richard Harding Davis “The Death of Rodríguez” (New York Journal, February 2, 1897)5. The Olivette Incident (January-February 1897) 6. Generals Máximo Gómez and Calixto García God, Country, and Liberty (September 20, 1897)7. The Rescue of Evangelina Cisneros (October 10, 1897)Philippines8. Andrés Bonifacio The Duties of the Sons of the People (1896)9. Emilio Aguinaldo Manifesto to the Philippine People (October 31, 1896)10. Governor General Camilo Polavieja’s Proclamation (December 23, 1896)11. The Pact of Biak-na-Bató (December 1897)12. Emilio Aguinaldo on Early U.S./Filipino Relations (September 23, 1899)13. U.S. Consul E. Spencer Pratt’s Letter (April 28, 189