Marching With Gomez: A War Correspondent's Field Notebook, Kept During Four Months With the Cuban Army - Couverture souple

Flint, Grover

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1432649116 ISBN 13 : 9781432649111

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2007

Synopsis

Marching With Gomez is a book written by war correspondent Grover Flint, chronicling his experiences during his four-month stint with the Cuban army during the Spanish-American War. The book is a compilation of Flint's field notes, which he kept during his time with the army. The narrative is a firsthand account of the Cuban army's march towards Havana, detailing the grueling conditions of the journey, the battles fought, and the camaraderie among the soldiers. Flint's writing is vivid and descriptive, providing readers with a glimpse into the lives of soldiers during wartime. The book also includes photographs taken by Flint during his time with the army, further immersing readers into the story. Marching With Gomez is a valuable historical document, shedding light on an important moment in Cuban and American history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Introduction THE first glimpse that we get of Cuba, after its discovery by Columbus, reveals to us with startling vividness the impression already entertained in the island with regard to Spaniards. It was not until 1511 that they began to occupy Cuba. The wrecking of Columbus best ship on the coast of Hispaniola (H ayti) led to the founding of the first settlements upon that coast, and the discovery of gold in 1496 began bringing Spaniards by hundreds to the New World. How they behaved themselves in beautiful Hispaniola was long ago described for us by the good Las Casas, in his famous book, The Destruction of the I ndies. The story makes one of the most hideous chapters in the history of mankind. Rumors of what was going on from time to time reached the ears of a certain important chieftain in the neighboring island of Cuba, and he sent spies over to Hispaniola, who more than confirmed the worst things that had been reported. One day this chieftain, whose name was Hatuey, found a large ingot of gold and forthwith called together his tribal council. Know ye, my brethren, said he, that this yellow thing is the god of the Spaniards; wherefore let us propitiate it with songs and dances, and pray it to turn the mind of those people away from coming to Cuba.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1432649116
• ISBN 13: 9781432649111
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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