1898: The Birth of the American Century - David Traxel - Books - Random House USA Inc - 9780679776710 - December 7, 1999
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In 1898: The Birth of the American Century, David Traxel tells the story of a watershed year, a year of foreign conflict, extravagant adventure, and breakneck social change that forged a new America?a sudden empire with many far-flung possessions, a dynamic new player upon the global stage.

At the heart of this vivid, anecdotal history is a masterly account of the Spanish-American War, the "splendid little war" that garnered the nation Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.  From the sinking of the Maine in waters off Havana to Teddy Roosevelt's rough riders and the triumph of Admiral Dewey, here is the lightning-swift military episode that transformed America into a world power. Here too are many stories not so often told?the bloody first successes of the new United Mine Workers, the tentative beginnings of the Ford Motor Company, the million-dollar launch of the Uneeda Biscuit?each in its way as important as the harbinger of the American century.  Compulsively readable, frequently humorous, utterly fascinating in its every detail, 1898 is popular history at its finest.

384 pages, 9 ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 7, 1999
ISBN13 9780679776710
Publishers Random House USA Inc
Pages 384
Dimensions 132 × 203 × 23 mm   ·   390 g
Language English  

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