Howard Wayne Morgan

Popular belief has it that the US went to war with Spain for specious reasons and that, except for the hysteria engendered by the "Yellow Press," the Cuban problem could have been settled peacefully. Professor Morgan argues that the administrations of Cleveland and McKinley pursued a logical course aimed at removing Spain from Cuba by diplomatic means, but that their plan failed because of Spanish inability to reform the island and end the devestating guerilla warfare.

The War with Spain and Overseas Expansion

America's Road to Empire

This is a biography of Kenyon Cox, one of the best-known cultural figures in the United States from 1900 to 1920. His reputation was earned chiefly as a painter of murals and as a critic. His large allegorical works can be found in Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, the Library of Congress, and New York.

1856-1919 : a Life in American Art

Kenyon Cox

Kent State University Press

"In 1896 McKinley swept away all rivals to win the presidential nomination on the first ballot. Faced in the general election by the well-respected and highly touted orator William Jennings Bryan, Republicans adopted their "Front Porch Campaign." Thousands of citizens from across the country were brought to McKinley's home in Canton for a handshake and a few words. Hanna arranged for this $3.5 million campaign to be paid for by big business, with oil baron John D. Rockefeller writing the largest check. McKinley's military service and his support among veterans were significant factors in his campaign. He became the first presidential candidate in a generation to win a majority of the popular vote." "This extensively revised and expanded edition of H. Wayne Morgan's William McKinley and His America will be an important resource for historians and scholars."--BOOK JACKET.

Howard Wayne Morgan

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