Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-10
An Illustrated History Of Our War
With Spain.

An 1HustrateO History OF Our war
With Span.
by Hon. II. B. Russell. Senator Proctor and
Senator Thurston.
This maRnifoently illustrated. richly
filed and scholarly volume gives COM
plete and authentic history Of the Span.
ish-Amerioan war from its beginning 10
its close. It's authors are three widely
known men, Hon. Henry B. Russell, the
distinguished historian, Hon. RedHeld
Proctor, senator from Vermont and ex.
secretary Of war. and Hon. John M.
Thurston, senator from Nebraska.
The subject naturally divides itself
into two parts: l. How We got into the
war with Spain; and II. How we got out
Of IL and with what results. This volume
tells the whole story, makes clear all the
causes Of action that led up to and culm.
mated in the conflict, gives pen pictures
OF those who figured in il, and relates
many exciting incidents, brave deeds and
thrilling adventures connected with tho
struggle. The muttesings Of the distant
war cloud. the indignation and uprising
Of the whole people, north and south,
when the veterans Of the blue and the
Veterans OF the gray took their places
side by side behind the same flag. the de-
partureof heets OF powerful modern war
ships, the march Of hostile armies. the
strife and carnage OF battle on land aud
sea, the deeds OF valor and heroic suffer-
ings Of our gallant soldiers and sailors in
field and hospital. all are portrayed with
consunmate skill.
Every event ls placed in chronological
order, and the fullest and most authors
tative statistics are given. As might be
expected from the high positions filed by
its distinguished authors, the war and
andinavy departments and other branches
OF the government extended every possi-
bic aid to make this volume not only q
standard and Official history OF the war,
but the most complete, well. rounded and
elaborate record OF the struggle that will
probably ever been written. No three
living American writers could more. fitly
assume this responsible task or produce
"a more honest, truthful and impartial
book. II presents a deeper. broader,
more exhaustive exhibit OF the long train
OF causes which eliminated in the con-
aict than can be found in any other work.
It is the most ample, brilliant and read.
able book that the war has called forth.
It is not only rich in historical informa-
ton, but as instructive in it's method Of
presentation as it Is fascinating in mar
rative. It needs no better introduction
to the eighty millions OF American free
men than the names OF its three illustri-
GUS authors
The magnificent illustrations include
series OF seven superb steel. plate por-
traits OF President Mckinley, General
Miles, Shafter and Merritt. and Admirals
Dewey. Sampson Schley. It is worthy OF
note that these are the only teel-plats
portraits OF these famous men ever pub.
lished. It also contains colored and
elaborate maps, showing in great detal
Cuba, the PHILIPPINES, Porto Rico. the
Hawaiin islands, etc. There are, besides
large number OF maps aud diagrams in-
serted in the text to illustrate battles,
campaigns, naval operations. etc. There
are also ~ magnificent ll.pa4e illustra-
tions. In no other history Of the war
can anything even approaching them be
found.
1t is worth more than aN other books
and manuals on this subject, for in none
OF them. nor in them all combined. can
be found so much solid information as
this thoroughly standard high.clnss book
contains.
The book is sold only by agents. and
is published by the old and reliable firm
OF A. ID. Worthington & Co., Hartford,
Conn, whose imprint IN sufficient guar
antee OF the excellence OF this first.class
volume. They want more agents for it.
and its sale offer about as good n chance
to earn money as we have seen in miny