Starting with the battleship Maine anchoring in Havana harbour in January 1898, Otis tells the story of the war with Spain for young readers. He covers the diplomatic preliminaries and declaration of war, Dewey’s victory at Manila Bay, the marines landing at Guantánamo, the army ashore at Daiquiri and the fighting around Santiago.
A patriotic contemporary history by the author of Toby Tyler. Download the free EPUB.