Author: Charles Dwight SigsbeePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The "Maine"
Author: Charles Dwight SigsbeePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Story of the Sinking of the Battleship Maine
Author: Zachary KentPublisher: Children's Press(CT)
ISBN: 9780516047362
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Discusses the mysterious sinking of the battleship "Maine" and the subsequent involvement of the United States in the Spanish-American War.
How the Battleship Maine was Destroyed
Author: Hyman George RickoverPublisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Presents the historical events in the loss of the battleship 'Maine' and provides new insights into this important event of the Spanish-American war. The text is supplemented with a number of black-and-white photographs and diagrams.
The Sinking of the USS Maine
Author: Samuel Willard CromptonPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438104391
Category : Cuba
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Early in 1898, the battleship USS Maine was sent to Havana. Supposedly undertaken to protect U.S. interests in Cuba, this action was a blatant effort to change Spanish colonial policies. Then, on the night of February 15, the Maine blew up i
How the Battleship Maine was Destroyed
Author: Hyman George RickoverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
How the Battleship Maine was Destroyed
Author: Hyman George RickoverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Remember the Maine!
Author: Tim McNeesePublisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing
ISBN: 9781883846794
Category : Cuba
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Examines the causes behind the sinking of the battleship Maine and the start of the Spanish-American War.
The Explosion of the USS Maine
Author: Charles River Charles River EditorsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781985200593
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the explosion by the captain and surviving crew members *Includes a bibliography for further reading "Remember the Maine, to Hell with Spain!" The USS Maine is one of the most famous ships in American history, but for all the wrong reasons. A symbol of naval strength in the late 19th century, the Maine's tragic fate is taught to students across the nation, not just because it was a disaster but because it is associated with the most notorious examples of yellow journalism in the country's history and ultimately brought about a war, despite the fact it's still unclear what caused the ship's explosion. In 1898, one of Spain's last possessions in the New World, Cuba, was waging a war for independence against Spain. Though Cuba was technically exempted from the United States' Monroe Doctrine since Cuba was already a possession of Spain when the Monroe Doctrine was issued, many Americans believed that the United States should side with Cuba against Spain. At the same time, however, President William McKinley wanted to avoid getting tangled in a war between outsiders, while Spain also wanted to avoid any conflict with United States and its powerful navy. Despite leaders hoping to stay above the fray, American economic interests were being harmed by the ongoing conflict between Cuban nationalists and Spain, as merchants' trading with Cuba was suffering now that the island was undergoing conflict. Furthermore, the American press capitalized on the ongoing Cuban struggle for independence, which had been flaring up time and again since 1868. In an effort to sell papers, the press frequently sensationalized stories, which came to be known as yellow journalism, and during the run-up to war, yellow journalism spread false stories about the Cuban conflict in order to sell newspapers in the competitive New York City market. Despite President McKinley's wishes to avoid a war, he was forced to support a war with Spain after the USS Maine suffered an explosion in Havana's harbor in February 1898. McKinley had sent the ship to help protect American citizens in Cuba from the violence that was taking place there, but the explosion devastated the USS Maine, which had to be towed to harbor and eventually scuttled, but only after 266 American sailors aboard the ship were killed. Although the cause of the explosion was never determined, yellow journalists in the American press blamed Spain, claiming the USS Maine was sabotaged. President McKinley was unable to resist popular pressure after a U.S. Navy report also claimed that the ship had been subjected to an explosion outside of its hull, which subsequently ignited its powder magazines inside the ship. Later investigations proved inconclusive, but President McKinley was now forced to accept war with Spain, bringing about the Spanish-American War. The Explosion of the USS Maine chronicles the controversial explosion, tracing the history of the ship from its glorious beginning to its ignominious end, as well as the critical aftermath. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the USS Maine like never before, in no time at all.
Raising the Wreck of the United States Battleship Maine, Havana Harbor
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Piling (Civil engineering)
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Rough Riders
Author: Theodore RooseveltPublisher: New York : C. Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Based on a pocket diary from the Spanish-American War, this tough-as-nails 1899 memoir abounds in patriotic valor and launched the future President into the American consciousness.