The Story of the Philippines. Natural Riches, Industrial Resources, Statistics of Production, Commerce and Population; the Laws, Habits, Customs, Scenery and Conditions of the Archipelagoes of India and Hawaii, with Episodes of Their Early History the El…

512 pp. Splendidly and picturesquely illustrated with half-tone engravings from photographs, etchings from special drawings, and the military maps of the Philippines, prepared by the War Department of the United States. CONTENTS: Author's Preface; The Origin of This Story of the the Philippines; Admiral Dewey on His Flagship; Life in Manila; From Long Island to Luzon; Interview with General Aguinaldo; The Philippine Mission; The Proclamations of General Aguinaldo; Interview with Archbishop of Manila; Why We Hold the Philippines; The Philippine Islands as They Are; Official History of the Conquest of Manila; The Administration of General Merritt; The American Army in Manila; The White Uniforms of Our Heroes in the Tropics; A Martyr to the Liberty of Speech; Events of the Spanish-American War; The Peace Jubilee; Early History of the Philippines; The Southern Philippines; Specifications of Grievances of the Filipinos; Hawaii as Annexed; Early History of the Sandwich Islands; The Start for the Land of Corn Stalks; Kodak Snapped at Japan; Our Picture Gallery; Cuba and Porto Rico; The Ladrones; The Official Title to Our New Possessions in the Indies; Battles with the Filipinos before Manila; The Aguinaldo War of Skirmishes.