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American Imperialism: The Spanish-American War

An excerpt from a 1904 pamphlet called “The Cost of War and Warfare, from 1898-1904.”

An excerpt from a 1904 pamphlet called “The Cost of War and Warfare, from 1898-1904.”

Citation Information: Atkinson, Edward, excerpt from “The cost of war and warfare, from 1898 to 1904,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/6a851c8daa4dafb2ff7c63f440c2796c.

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An excerpt from a 1904 pamphlet called “The Cost of War and Warfare, from 1898-1904.”

The introduction from an 1899 book, A Complete History of the Spanish-American War.

Cover of a book commemorating a speech by José Martí on Bolívar, called Bolívar: un discurso de José Martí (A speech of Jose Marti).

An 1898 political cartoon titled “Our Export Business with Spain.”

A photograph of the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, or “Rough Riders,” led by Theodore Roosevelt, circa 1860-1920.

An excerpt from the 1899 treaty between the US and Spain that ended the Spanish-American War.

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