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Tag Archives: The Spanish-American War
Admiral George Dewey: The Boom and the Bust
The Admirable Admiral George Dewey (1837-1917) was a Vermont man, from a prominent family. He was sent to Norwich University when he was fifteen, and expelled two years later for disciplinary matters, perhaps not uncommon for 15-year-olds. He then was … Continue reading
Posted in Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley
Tagged Admiral David Farragut, Admiral George Dewey, American history, Asst. Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, Candidate George Dewey, Commodore Dewey, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Dewey, history, Mildred McLean Hazen, President William McKinley, The Second Mrs. George Dewey, The Spanish Fleet in Manila Harbor, The Spanish-American War, The War with Spain, US history, William Jennings Bryan
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William McKinley: The Sneezing Fit
President William McKinley was a genial and popular man. He had a long list of personal friends. William McK: Mister Nice Guy William McKinley (1843-1901) was a nice fellow – and a good fellow. At 18, he enlisted in the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, William McKinley
Tagged American history, Chicago newspaperman H.H. Kohlsaat, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, First Lady Ida Mickinley, h.h. Kohlsaat, Herman H. Kohlsaat, history, Ida McKinley epileptic, Ida McKinley's epilepsy, Ida Saxton McKinley, McKinldy's attitudes on the War with Spain, Newspaper publisher H.H. Kohlsaat, President William McKinley, Presidential history, The personal tragedies of William McKinley, The Spanish-American War, US history, White House history, William McKinley
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Theodore Roosevelt: Sailor and Soldier
Theodore Roosevelt, man of a zillion interests, always loved the military. TR: The Sailors’ Nephew Theodore Roosevelt was a little child during the tumultuous Civil War years. His was a well-to-do prominent New York family, but his mother, Martha (Mittie) … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Naval War of 1812", Admiral George Dewey, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Alice Hathaway Lee, American history, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Confederate seamen James and Irvine Bulloch, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, James and Irvine Bulloch, Martha Bulloch, President Theodore Roosevelt, President THeodore Roosevelt commissions new ships, President William McKinley, Presidential history, The good will tour of the Great White Fleet, The Great White Fleet, The Rough Riders, The Spanish-American War, The War with Spain, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's first book, Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders, TR, TR's Bulloch uncles, TR's first book, TR's first wife Alice Lee, TR's mother Martha Bulloch, US history, White House history
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