Cast in Deathless Bronze - Andrew Rowan, the Spanish-American War, and the Origins of American Empire (Hardcover)

In 1898, when war with Spain seemed inevitable, Andrew Summers Rowan, an American army lieutenant from West Virginia, was sent on a secret mission to Cuba. He was to meet with General Calixto Garcia, a leader of the Cuban rebels, in order to gather information for a U.S. invasion. Months later, after the war was fought and won, a flamboyant entrepreneur named Elbert Hubbard wrote an account of Rowan's mission entitled ""A Message to Garcia."" It sold millions of copies, and Rowan became the equivalent of a modern-day rock star. His fame resulted in hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles, radio shows, and two movies. Even today he is held up as an exemplar of bravery and loyalty. The problem is that nothing Hubbard wrote about Rowan was true. Donald Tunnicliff Rice reveals the facts behind the story of ""A Message to Garcia"" while using Rowan's biography as a window into the history of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine War, and the Moro Rebellion. The result is a compellingly written narrative containing many details never before published in any form, and also an accessible perspective on American diplomatic and military history in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

General

Imprint:	West Virginia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2016
Authors:	Donald Tunnicliff Rice
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-1-943665-42-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	1-943665-42-7
Barcode:	9781943665426

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