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jo#12189-Halstead-1898-The-Story-of-the-Philippines-(frontispiece)

jo#12189-Halstead-1898-The-Story-of-the-Philippines-(front)

The Story of the Philippines and our new Possessions

Name: The Story of the Philippines and our new Possessions
SKU: 12189
Price: 3300.00 PHP
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Author: Murat Halstead

Publisher: Our Possessions Publishing Co., Chicago, IL.

Year: 1898

Size: 24 x 18 cm

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SKU: 12189 Category: Antique Books of the Philippines Tags: Cuba 1, Hawaii 2, Marianas 5, Philippines 56, Puerto Rico 1

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406pp., hardcover, with frontispiece of photo portrait of General Merritt with tissue guard, 130 illustrations, include engravings & photos, lacking Manila map; Called the Eldorado of the Orient, Murat Halstead, a War Correspondent, narrates the natural riches, industrial resources, statistics of productions, commerce & population; the laws, jabits & customs, scenery & conditions of the Philippines including personal character sketches of and interviews with Admiral Dewey, General Merritt, General Aguinaldo & the Archbishop of Manila. Also includes events of the war in the West with Spain, and the conquest of Cuba & Porto Rico.