1898: The Birth of the American Century Paperback - 1999
by David Traxel
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"History composed with zest and care and an eye for the anecdote."--"The Boston Globe
In 1898, David Traxel tells the story of this watershed year, a year of foreign conflict, extravagant adventure, and breakneck social change that forged a new America--a sudden empire with many far-flung possessions, a dynamic new player upon the global stage. At the heart of this vivid, anecdotal history is a masterly account of the Spanish-American War, the "splendid little war" that garnered the nation Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. From the sinking of the Maine in waters off Havana to the rough ride of Roosevelt and the triumph of Admiral Dewey, here is the lightning-swift military episode that transformed America into a world power. Here too are many stories not so often told--the bloody first successes of the new United Mine Workers, the tentative beginnings of the Ford Motor Company, the million-dollar launch of the Uneeda Biscuit--each in its way as important as the war as a harbinger of the American century.
Compulsively readable, frequently humorous, utterly fascinating in its every detail, 1898 is popular history at its best. "Compelling and gracefully written."--"Los Angeles Times
"Traxel is a lucid, engaging writer with a sure sense of narrative movement."--"The Washington Post
From the jacket flap
"History composed with zest and care and an eye for the anecdote."--"The Boston Globe
In 1898, David Traxel tells the story of this watershed year, a year of foreign conflict, extravagant adventure, and breakneck social change that forged a new America--a sudden empire with many far-flung possessions, a dynamic new player upon the global stage. At the heart of this vivid, anecdotal history is a masterly account of the Spanish-American War, the "splendid little war" that garnered the nation Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. From the sinking of the Maine in waters off Havana to the rough ride of Roosevelt and the triumph of Admiral Dewey, here is the lightning-swift military episode that transformed America into a world power. Here too are many stories not so often told--the bloody first successes of the new United Mine Workers, the tentative beginnings of the Ford Motor Company, the million-dollar launch of the Uneeda Biscuit--each in its way as important as the war as a harbinger of the American century.
Compulsively readable, frequently humorous, utterly fascinating in its every detail, 1898 is popular history at its best. "Compelling and gracefully written."--"Los Angeles Times
"Traxel is a lucid, engaging writer with a sure sense of narrative movement."--"The Washington Post
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- Title 1898: The Birth of the American Century
- Author David Traxel
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York, NY
- Date December 7, 1999
- ISBN 9780679776710 / 0679776710
- Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.05 x 5.17 x 0.8 in (20.45 x 13.13 x 2.03 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Library of Congress subjects Spanish-American War, 1898, United States - Civilization - 1865-1918
- Dewey Decimal Code 973.89
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- New York Times, 01/16/2000, Page 32
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