The Spanish-American War

by Albert Marrin

Book Overview

Describes the causes and events of the Spanish-American War and how it led to the involvement of the United States in the Philippine Insurrection. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689316631
• ISBN13: 9780689316630
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

America kicks [tush]

A nice overview of the Spanish American War and the subsequent Philippines Insurrection. Earlier summaries of the war do not place much emphasis (if any)on the Philippines Insurrection, but to Marrin's credit, he takes one of the five chapters and discusses it. This did not always show America to be at its best. The other four chapters were pretty standard, except little asides about nicknames (Yellow Press, doughboys, Black Jack Pershing, buffalo soldiers). These little asides were interesting and made the book more informative. For those interested in wanting to understand the war in two hours, this is a worthwhile book.