Our Martyred President: As a Man, the Noblest and Purest of His Times. As a Citizen, the Grandest of His Nation. As a Statesman, the Idol of Millions of People. Memorial Life of William McKinley: Containing a Full Account of His Early Life; His Ambition …

512 pp. Green boards with gilt title on spine and front board, front board illustrated with black-and-white cameo of William McKinley, marbled page ridges, decorative endpapers. Profusely embellished with engravings. William McKinley (born January 29, 1843, Niles, Ohio, U.S.—died September 14, 1901, Buffalo, New York) 25th president of the United States (1897–1901). Under McKinley’s leadership, the United States went to war against Spain in 1898 and thereby acquired a global empire, which included Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.