The Story of the Philippines and our new Possessions

Description

406pp., chapters 1 – 27; hardcover, with frontispiece of photo portrait of General Merritt with tissue guard, 130 illustrations, with engravings, maps including Map of Manila, and photos; This is the edition with 27 chapters. Called the Eldorado of the Orient, Murat Halstead, a War Correspondent, narrates the natural riches, industrial resources, statistics of productions, commerce & population; the laws, jabits & customs, scenery & conditions of the Philippines including personal character sketches of and interviews with Admiral Dewey, General Merritt, General Aguinaldo & the Archbishop of Manila. Also includes events of the war in the West with Spain, and the conquest of Cuba & Porto Rico.