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Excerpt from The Relations of the United States and Spain DiplomacyThis book is the outcome of a study of the causes of the war of 1898 between the United States and Spain. Beginning as a pre liminary chapter of the war, it was soon found that these causes were of such long growth and Of such intricate character that it was vain to hope to bring them into Short compass. The attempt at compression was abandoned and the book is thus an effort to...

Excerpt from Temperament, Disease and Health The author is glad to bear even so small a tribute to one who honored him with an affectionate friendship: kinship he cannot claim, a separation of family by the atlantic for two centuries barring a claim he would otherwise be proud to make. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproducti...

Excerpt from The Relations of the United States and Spain, the Spanish-American War, Vol. 2 Tampa, selected as the base for the army which it was expected to send to Cuba, is on a shallow arm of Tampa Bay, in a perfectly flat district of coral sand covered at this time with open forests of moderate-sized pines. From the sandy and absorbent character of the soil, and the shade afforded by the park-like distribution of the pines, it was in many...

Excerpt from The American Navy The navy in all countries has ever been, and, as far as we can now judge, ever will be, a preeminent instrument of government. It was through her navy that Greece destroyed the power of Persia, Rome that of Carthage, the allies at Lepanto that of the Turks, England that of Holland and later that of France in America, the navy of France, in turn, caused the relinquishment of Great Britain's sovereignty over the t...

Excerpt from The Relations of the United States and Spain, Vol. 1: The Spanish-American War This work is intended in the main as a documentary history. An endeavor has been made to give all important orders, tele grams, and reports. It is not to be understood that these, or any considerable portion of them, are for the first time before the public.' All of any real importance have already appeared in government publications or with government...

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Excerpt from Causes of the Civil War, 1859-1861Sumter and Pickens, this part Of the subject has thus been dealt with in especial detail.Many friends have given information, or made suggestions on text and maps. I beg to express my obligations to them, and particularly to the Officials of the War and Navy Department Libraries, of the Libraries of Congress, of the United Libraries of New York City, of Brown and Harvard Universities, of the Bosto...

Excerpt from The Graves Papers and Other Documents Relating to the Naval Operations of the Yorktown Campaign, July to October, 1781This book deals with a naval campaign, one Of the most notable and momentous in history, for on its outcome, humanly speaking, depended Whether, or no, the Amer ican colonies in revolt should remain a part Of the Brita ish Empire.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic...

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