The Fate of the Maine

By John Edward Weems

Book Overview

When the U.S.S. battleship Maine mysteriously exploded in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898, it set off the Spanish-American War, that "splendid little war" which forever changed the United States' position among nations. "Remember the Maine!" was the outraged public's call for battle, but here it is a call to remember the seemingly star-crossed ship and the more than 260 young men who perished with it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890965013
• ISBN13: 9780890965016
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"