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The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846 as the United States’ National Museum. Reorganized in 1967, it has come to encompass a massive complex, consisting of many museums, education and research centers, in Washington, D. C. as well as Virginia, Maryland, and New York. The National Museum of American History, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Portrait Gallery, and the National Zoological Park are some of the nation’s most cherished facilities. Many materials in the Smithsonian collections, which include more than 157 million items, are freely available for use, and are being evaluated for inclusion in the Theodore Roosevelt Center’s digital collections.

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Wright’s Official History of the Spanish-American War

Wright’s Official History of the Spanish-American War

This exhaustively illustrated account of the Spanish-American war seeks to present the official history of the war according to the United States War Records Office. It encompasses the events leading up to the war, the war itself, as well as its resolution and aftermath. While it mentions the various engagements taking place during the war, most of the focus is on Cuba and the action of the United States Navy and Army in fighting Spanish forces there in support of Cuban rebels. It additionally includes general information on the theaters of war, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

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Smithsonian

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1900