VOLUME 25

AMERICA AS A WORLD POWER

1897-1907

BY

JOHN HOLLADAY LATANÉ, PH.D.

PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY

Copyright, 1907, by HARPER & BROTHERS.

All rights reserved.

Published December, 1907.

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TO THE

MEMORY OF MY BROTHER

HENRY WARING LATANE

THE HERO OF MY CHILDHOOD AND THE
INSPIRATION OF MY YOUTH

A STRONG AND NOBLE LIFE CUT SHORT IN A
CAREER FULL OF EARLY ACHIEVEMENT

CONTENTS

CHAP.

EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

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II.

III.

INTERVENTION IN CUBA (1895-1898)

FIRST PERIOD OF THE SPANISH WAR (APRIL-

MAY, 1898)

SECOND PERIOD OF THE SPANISH WAR (JUNE-

AUGUST, 1898)

IV. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS (1898-1899).

V.

VI.

THE PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION (1898-1902)

AMERICAN DIPLOMACY IN THE ORIENT (1897-

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/ IX. CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES (1898-

1907)

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X.

THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA (1899-1907)

XI. THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY (1898-1903)

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XII. THE PANAMA CANAL (1898-1907).

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XIII. THE ELECTION OF 1904 (1901-1904).