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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Cuba Libre	Elmore Leonard	Leonard's famous "Tropical Western" delivers a smuggler, a sugar baron, and one smart, pistol-hot lady to Havana during the Spanish-American War.War in Cuba isn't Ben Tyler's concern. Still, sailing …	OL111670W
Yesterday in the Texas hill country	Gilbert John Jordan	The simplicity of rural life appears in vivid detail in this account of German Texas heritage as it was lived in the early 1900s. Gilbert Jordan describes a way of life familiar to much of rural Texa…	OL1287304W
The Rough Rider (The House of Winslow #18)	Gilbert Morris	Aaron Winslow, the rough rider, is determined to protect his younger brother in the fight against the Spanish in Cuba.	OL14854930W
Spanish-American war	Michael Golay	A narrative account of the Spanish American War, covering the origins of dispute between the United States and Spain over Cuba, profiles of the key figures, and descriptions of major battles.	OL15216561W
The story of our war with Spain	Elbridge Streeter Brooks	A great book with wonderful photo's,a must read by history buffs. Vivid colors on this hard cover book.	OL1527573W
Spanish-American War	Kathlyn Gay	Text and personal accounts describe the Spanish-American War in 1898, including the reasons behind the war and the battles that were fought.	OL1846237W
The Spanish-American War and Teddy Roosevelt in American History	Tom McGowen	Details the pivotal role that Teddy Roosevelt played during the Spanish-American War and the consequences of his involvement.	OL19340064W
The Spanish-American War (U.S. Wars)	Carl R. Green	Discusses how the interests of American expansionists in the Spanish colony of Cuba eventually resulted in a war with Spain.	OL19340173W
Rough Riders	Mark Lee Gardner	Two months after the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in February 1898, Congress authorized President McKinley to recruit a volunteer army to drive the Spaniards from Cuba. From this army em…	OL20027345W
Cast in deathless bronze	Donald Tunnicliff Rice	"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 García…	OL20060205W
Days of the leaders	Louise Lamprey	xv, 357 p. : 21 cm	OL22121020W
The Man Without a Country	Edward Everett Hale	The story of a U.S. Navy officer involved in the treason of Aaron Burr.	OL2339752W
Uncle Sam's little wars	John Langellier	A history of the United States Army from 1898 to 1902 during the time it served overseas in three international conflicts, focusing on its uniforms and equipment.	OL23744623W
The Spanish-American War	Deborah Bachrach	Examines the historical and political background of the Spanish-American War, its major battles, and the ultimate effects of the American victory.	OL2692834W
Rhyming Nell	Maureen Roffey	A mischievous witch named Nell is transformed by her rhyming spell.	OL3003017W
The splendid little war	Frank Burt Freidel	For the men who fought in it, the Spanish American War was far from "splendid." Here is the story of those men, both soldiers and correspondents. Here, also, are more than 300 photographs and line dr…	OL3005965W
The Spanish War, an American epic--1898	G. J. A. O'Toole	This book describes in such detail the factors which propagate the Spanish War, the writer did not only focus about the war itself, it also describes the life and the reasons for joining the conflict…	OL4084159W
Bits of history	H. Kenneth Dirlam	1 v. (various pagings) 27 cm	OL4193054W
San Juan Hill	Will Henry	Joining the cavalry to fight in the conflict of 1898, Arizona cowboy Fate Baylen finds himself under the command of Teddy Roosevelt, where he wonders how many of his Rough Rider companions will survi…	OL42516W
The story of the sinking of the battleship Maine	Zachary Kent	Discusses the mysterious sinking of the battleship "Maine" and the subsequent involvement of the United States in the Spanish-American War.	OL49406W