Excerpt from The Story of Our War With Spain In this story of our war with Spain no attempt has been made to enter upon a discussion of methods or an elaborate plan of campaign. The author's design has been to give simply, concisely, and connectedly the complete story of what President McKinley calls "our extraordinary war with Spain," so that readers, young and old, who have neither time nor inclination for the study of operations in too great detail may obtain, as it were, a bird's-eye view of the war from the insistent causes to the final triumphal close. Besides Mr. Emerson's spirited drawings, the publishers were able to procure from one of the "boys" actually at the front "snap shots" of prominent scenes and places that add a distinctive value to the story, and make privation, action, and environment even more real than could a mere "hearsay" sketch. Thanks also are due to Mr. Wendell Phillips Thore for assistance and suggestion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.