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Originally published in 1901.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1900Original Publisher: The T. D. Murphy co.Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898PhilippinesPhilippine American War, 1899-1902History / Military / United StatesHistory / United States / GeneralHistory / Asia / Southeast AsiaNotes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: CHAPTER IV.AT CAMP MCKINLEY.THE State of Iowa was truly alive on the day its four regiments started for Des Motnes for mobilization. Every town and village passed by the troop trains had its quota of cheering people, all anxious to impress the soldiers with the fact of their patriotism. All this was an inspiration to the soldier, who felt that his sacrifice would be rewarded by the sympathy and interest of a grateful people. Des Moines was reached on the evening of April 26. The troop trains were taken immediately to the State fair grounds, which place was to be the camp of the whole Iowa National Guard. It was a splendid sight, that first night in camp. Train after train unloaded its blue-coated passengers, good natured, cheering fellows all. War, at that stage, was to them the shadowy possibility of the future: the present scenes of military display a grand spectacle of which they were a part.The four regiments of the Iowa National Guard, the First, Second, Third and Fourth, went into quarters at the fair ground, using the horse and cattle barns for that purpose. Each company was assigned its barn, the stalls of which were filled with clean straw, making fine bunks. The first mess in camp was taken at 8:30 in the evening, after which the boys congregated to speculate as to when orders would come for actual service. Not much sleep was taken by Company M the first night... ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1900.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Publisher: Chicago, Ill.; Philadelphia, PaSubjects: Spanish-American War, 1898CubaNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This volume deals with the history of the Philippines from the British attack on Manila in 1762 to the present year (1956), which marks the milestone of the first decade of the Republic of the Philippines. The period under study is astirred with thrilling passages of wars, battles, revolts, and revolutions; it is likewise fruitful with peacetime achievements, as evinced by the political growth, economic development, and cultural progress of the Filipino people. --- excerpt from book's Introduction ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more