Smoked Yankees and the Struggle for Empire: Letters from Negro Soldiers, 1898-1902
No Customer Reviews
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
Called upon for the first time to render military service outside the States, Negro soldiers (called Smoked Yankees by the Spaniards) were eager to improve their status at home by fighting for the white man in the Spanish-American War. Their story is told through countless letters sent to black U.S. newspapers that lacked resources to field their own reporters. The collection constitutes a remarkably complete and otherwise undisclosed amount of...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0938626884
ISBN13:9780938626886
Release Date:July 1987
Publisher:University of Arkansas Press
Length:340 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
0 rating
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
