The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-12-30
AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
OF
Our Wa With Spain.
BY Hon. ii. b. Russell, Senator Proc
tor and Senator ThurstOn.

BY Hon. ii. b. Russell, Senator Proc
tor and Senator Thurston.
This magnificently illustrated, richly
filled and scholarly volume gives Il
complete and authentic history OF the
Spanish. American war from It's begin
mig to its close Its authors ara three
widely known men, Hon. Russell,
the distinguished historian, Hon Red
field Proctor, Senator from Vermont
and ex- Secretary of War, and Hon John
NJ. hurston, Senator from Nebraska.
The subject naturally divides ltSelf
into Two parts | How we got into
the war with Spain; and H. How we
s,or ont of it and with what results,
tn volume tells the whole story,
mak~s clear all the causes OF action
that led up to and eliminated III the
conflict. gives pen pictures or those
who pgured IN it, aud relates many eX-
citi.s incidents, brave deeds ana
thrinlug adventures connected with
til, struggle The mutterlngS OF the
distant war cloud, the indignation ana
upr ing of the whole people. North
and South. when the veterans or the
Blue and the veterans Of the Gray took
their places side by side behind the
same flag. the depdrIut, OF fleets OF
powerful modern warshipS, the march
of hostile armi =, the strife and car
mage of battle Oh land and ca. the
de- /, of valor and heroic suferlngs Of
our gallant soldiers and sailors IN field
and hospital, all ire portrayed with
SOnsummate skill
Every event is placed in chronology
cal order, and the fullest and most au-
tnoritive statistics are given As might
be expected from the 'hi.h positions
filed by its distinguished authors, the
war and navy departments and other
branches of the Government extended
every possible aid to make this vol
ume not only standard and
official history Of the war,
but the most complete, well
rounded, and elaborate record OF the
struggle that will probably ever be
written No three living American
writers could more lilly assume this re-
sponsible task or produce more honest
truthful, and impartial book, Their
entire familiarity with the political
history of the country, their fund OF
statistical information, their indie
pendence and fearles5uess all guarantee
thar unis work is one OF the more than
ordinary value I presents deeper,
broadtr. more exl lStive exhibit OF the
long train of cau- which eliminated
in the conflict than can be found III any
ether work. 1t is the most ample
brilliant, and readable book that tn:
war has called forth 1t is not only
rich III historical information, but as
instructive in its method OF presen
talion ii i, II is fascinating In narrative
IT is, n our opinion, the only book that
rises 10 the dignity of real history of
the Spanish-American conflict. 1t
needs no better introduction to the
eighty millions of American freemen
than. he names of its three lllustrlous
authors.
me magnificent illustrations include
A splies of seven superb steel-plate por'
traits of President Mckinley from a
photograph approved by HIMSELF. Gen
eial Miles. Shatter, and Merritt, and
Admiral Dewey, Sampson and Schley
1t is worthy of note that these are the
only s.eel-plate portraits OF these ia
lnous men ever published, 1t also con-
tains cVlored and elaborate maps, show
ing IN great detail Cuba, the Philip
pines, Porto Rico, the Hawaiian Is
lands. etc, There are, besides large
number OF maps and diagrams inserted
in the text to illustrate battles, cam
paigns. naval operations. etc There
are also b magn fcent full page illus
tra;ions In the preparation OF these
maps, steel plates, and illustrations no
expense or pains have teen spared to
make them all that art, skill, and talent
coul@ produce. In no other history OF
the war can anything even approaching
them he found.
1t is worth more than all other books
and manuals on this subject, for in none
Of them nor in them all combined can
lie found so much solid information
Is this thoroughly standard high-class
book contains, which has, in addition,
many beautiful illustrations and the
inest BILE value of being truthful. If
we speak warmly of this book. it is
because it is richly worth all the praise
that can be bestowed upon it.
The book is sold only by agents. and
is published by the old and reliable
firm Of A D. v orthington & Co,
Hartford, Conn whose imprint is suf-
fcient guarantee of the excellence OF
this first class volume. They want
more agents for it, and its sale offers
abont as good chance to earn money
as We have seen in many day.