Steaming across Manila Bay from Cavite to the city on an energetic ferry-boat, scanning the wrecks of the Spanish fleet still visible where the fated ships went down, one of them bearing on a strip of canvas the legible words "Remember the 'Maine, '" the talk being of Dewey's great May-day, we were passing the famous flag-ship of the squadron that was ordered to destroy another squadron, and did it, incidentally gathering in hand the keys of an empire in the Indies for America, because the American victor was an ...
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Steaming across Manila Bay from Cavite to the city on an energetic ferry-boat, scanning the wrecks of the Spanish fleet still visible where the fated ships went down, one of them bearing on a strip of canvas the legible words "Remember the 'Maine, '" the talk being of Dewey's great May-day, we were passing the famous flag-ship of the squadron that was ordered to destroy another squadron, and did it, incidentally gathering in hand the keys of an empire in the Indies for America, because the American victor was an extraordinary man, who saw the immensity of the opportunity and improved it to the utmost, some one said: "There is the Admiral now, on the quarter-deck under the awning-the man in white, sitting alone!" The American Consul at Manila was aboard the ferry-boat, and said to the captain he would like to speak to the Admiral. The course was changed a point, and then a pause, when the Consul called, "Admiral!" And the man in white stepped to the rail and responded pleasantly to the greeting-the Consul saying
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Add this copy of The Story of the Philippines to cart. $6.43, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2015 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
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Good. Good condition. (history, philippines, island) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. (asia, history, travel, reference) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
Add this copy of The Story of the Phillippines to cart. $35.00, good condition, Sold by Collins Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1898 by Our Possessions Publishing.
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Tight binding, clean and unmarked interior, mild fozing to the endpapers, soiling to the green boards, rubbing, tissue guard intact, Good+ 511pp, large octavo.
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Good. No Jacket. Very Good-No Jacket as Issued 4to-over 9Â"-12" tall. Covers "events of the war in the west with Spain, and the Conquest of Cuba and Porto Rico", including "personal character sketches of an dinterview with Admiral Dewey, General Merritt, General Aguinaldo, and the Archbishop of Manila. " Book cover still bright coloring and gilt lettering; some rubbing to bottom edge, and some soiling on front and back covers, not affecting overall appearance. Frontispiece of General Merritt has corner area torn away, 5.5" along bottom and 3" up side. Tissue paper over frontispiece. Photorarphs throughout, 512 pp. Guaranteed satisfaction; booksellers since 1982.
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Fair to poor. 406, illus., maps, pgs darkened, sm tear & crease to rear flylf, bds quite weak, bds scuffed & corners worn, small tears at spine. Small pieces missing at top and bottom of spine, address sticker inside front flyleaf. Subtitled: Natural Riches, Industrial Resources, Statistics of Productions, Commerce and Population; the Laws, Habits, Customs, Scenery and Conditions of the Cuba of the East Indies and the Thousand Islands of the Archipelagoes of India and Hawaii, with Episodes of Their Early History. Personal Character Sketches of and Interviews with Admiral Dewey, General Merritt, General Aquinaldo and the Archbishop of Manila. History and Romance, Tragedies and Traditions of Our Pacific Possessions. Events of the War in the West with Spain, and the Conquest of Cuba and Porto Rico. Splendidly and Picturesquely Illustrated with Half-Tone Engravings from Photographs, Etchings from Special Drawings, and the Military Maps of the Philippines, Prepared by the War Department of the United States.
