In this dramatic story of love and danger, several people, including a Filipino American couple are caught in the confused loyalties of the Philippine American War (1899-1902) that followed the Spanish American War (1898). This novel addresses the painful struggle between Americans and Filipinos, as the former come, not to save the people from their Spanish overlords but to take the Philippines for America. After all it had been won in battle with the Spanish in Manila Bay and in Cuba and further purchased at the peace talks after the Spanish American War . . . but to the Filipino has just driven the Spanish from the countryside and into hiding in the fortress inner city of Manila, Intramuros . . . They were the victors and the wanted their country now!
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Paperback. Etat : new. Summers, Sonia J. (illustrateur). Paperback. In this dramatic story of love and danger, several people, including a Filipino American couple are caught in the confused loyalties of the Philippine American War (1899-1902) that followed the Spanish American War (1898). This novel addresses the painful struggle between Americans and Filipinos, as the former come, not to save the people from their Spanish overlords but to take the Philippines for America. After all it had been won in battle with the Spanish in Manila Bay and in Cuba and further purchased at the peace talks after the Spanish American War . . . but to the Filipino has just driven the Spanish from the countryside and into hiding in the fortress inner city of Manila, Intramuros . . . They were the victors and the wanted their country now! This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781545054659
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