The Sinking of the ""USS Maine: Declaring War Against Spain - Samuel Willard Crompton - Books - Chelsea House Publishers - 9781604130492 - January 30, 2009
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The Sinking of the ""USS Maine: Declaring War Against Spain

Samuel Willard Crompton

The Sinking of the ""USS Maine: Declaring War Against Spain

Early in 1898, the battleship USS Maine was sent to Havana. Then, on the night of February 15, the Maine blew up in Havana Harbor with the loss of 260 lives. This book examines the historical circumstances leading up the destruction of the Maine, the immediate aftermath, and the long-term consequences.


112 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs, biographical sidebars, excerpts from primary sou

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released January 30, 2009
ISBN13 9781604130492
Publishers Chelsea House Publishers
Pages 112
Dimensions 165 × 235 × 13 mm   ·   420 g

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