The Boys of '98

James Otis

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• Publié le: 08 décembre 2010
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• Langue: English
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Title: The Boys of ’98

Author: James Otis

Release Date: December 15, 2009 [Ebook 30684]

Language: English

***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BOYS OF ’98***

THE BOYS OF ’98

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STORIES of AMERICAN HISTORY By James Otis When We Destroyed the Gaspee Boston Boys of 1775 When Dewey Came to Manila Off Santiago with Sampson When Israel Putnam Served the King The Signal Boys of ’75 (A Tale of the Siege of Boston) Under the Liberty Tree (A Story of the Boston Massacre) The Boys of 1745 (The Capture of Louisburg) An Island Refuge (Casco Bay in 1676) Neal the Miller (A Son of Liberty) Ezra Jordan’s Escape (The Massacre at Fort Loyall)

DANA ESTES & COMPANY Publishers Estes Press, Summer St., Boston

THE CHARGE AT EL CANEY.

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THE BOYS OF ’98

BY JAMES OTIS AUTHOR OF “TOBY TYLER,” “JENNY WREN’S BOARDING HOUSE,” “THE BOYS OF FORT SCHUYLER,” ETC.

Illustrated by J. STEEPLE DAVIS FRANK T. MERRILL And with Reproductions of Photographs

ELEVENTH THOUSAND

BOSTON DANA ESTES & COMPANY PUBLISHERS

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Copyright, 1898 B Y D ANA E STES & C OMPANY

CHAPTER I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII.

CONTENTS.

T HE B ATTLE - SHIP M AINE T HE P RELIMINARIES A D ECLARATION OF W AR T HE B ATTLE OF M ANILA B AY N EWS OF THE D AY C ARDENAS AND S AN J UAN F ROM A LL Q UARTERS H OBSON AND THE M ERRIMAC B Y W IRE S ANTIAGO DE C UBA E L C ANEY AND S AN J UAN H EIGHTS T HE S PANISH F LEET T HE S URRENDER OF S ANTIAGO M INOR E VENTS T HE P ORTO R ICAN C AMPAIGN T HE F ALL OF M ANILA P EACE A PPENDIX A—T HE P HILIPPINE I SLANDS A PPENDIX B—W AR - SHIPS AND S IGNALS A PPENDIX C—S ANTIAGO DE C UBA A PPENDIX D—P ORTO R ICO A PPENDIX E—T HE B AY OF G UANTANAMO

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T HE C HARGE AT E L C ANEY U. S. S. M AINE C APTAIN C. D. S IGSBEE E X -M INISTER DE L OME U. S. S. M ONTGOMERY M AJOR -G ENERAL F ITZHUGH L EE U. S. S. C OLUMBIA C APTAIN -G ENERAL B LANCO P REMIER S AGASTA P RESIDENT W ILLIAM M CKINLEY U. S. S. P URITAN A DMIRAL G EORGE D EWEY U. S. S. O LYMPIA U. S. S. B ALTIMORE B ATTLE OF M ANILA B AY U. S. S. B OSTON U. S. S. C ONCORD U. S. S. T ERROR J OHN D. L ONG , S ECRETARY OF N AVY U. S. S. C HICAGO T HE T RAGEDY OF THE W INSLOW U. S. S. A MPHITRITE T HE B OMBARDMENT OF S AN J UAN , P ORTO R ICO U. S. S. M IANTONOMAH A DMIRAL S CHLEY

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