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Author:

Craig, William, journalist.

Title:

Yankee come home : on the road from San Juan Hill to Guantánamo / William Craig.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publisher:

Walker & Co. ;

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

437 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Cuba--Description and travel.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Cuba.
United States--Relations--Spain.
Spain--Relations--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-422) and index.

Contents:

False flags -- Santiago de Cuba : a rebel yesterday -- The revolutionary virgin -- El Morro I : tossing out the first ball -- El Morro II : El Squeeze Play -- El Morro III : the pitchout -- Wars of the spirit -- Charging (halfway) up San Juan Hill -- Havana : dismembering the Maine -- David swims to Gitmo -- El hombre llega = The man is here -- Unknown soldiers -- Getting Guantánamo -- Moving in imperial circles.

Summary:

"The Spanish-American War ended over a century ago, but its effects are with us still. In Yankee Come Home, William Craig travels through Cuba, the birthplace of American imperialism, to find out why our republican ideals died in the glory of San Juan Hill, and to reveal Guantánamo, the corner of Cuba we've never left."--Amazon.com.

ISBN:

080271093X
9780802710932

OCLC:

(OCoLC)793213559

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)