First published in 1960, Little Brown Brother won the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians in 1962 as the book which "best combined serious historical scholarship and literary distinction." Available again, this book looks at a long history of Filipino struggle for independence. When the Spanish-American war broke out in 1898, the Philippines--a colony of Spain for nearly four centuries--was already in revolt against colonial rule, and its fight for freedom almost won. A vivid and closely ...
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First published in 1960, Little Brown Brother won the Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians in 1962 as the book which "best combined serious historical scholarship and literary distinction." Available again, this book looks at a long history of Filipino struggle for independence. When the Spanish-American war broke out in 1898, the Philippines--a colony of Spain for nearly four centuries--was already in revolt against colonial rule, and its fight for freedom almost won. A vivid and closely documented narrative, this book looks at Philippine resistance to Spanish and American attempts at colonization, focusing particularly on the Philippine Insurrection in 1899 which killed 225,000 Filipinos.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. B&W Photographs; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 383 pages; Stated 1st edition is snug, solid and neat in pictorial dust jacket. Jacket corners and edges lightly shelf worn; minor rub to jacket at spine ends. Mild foxing to top edge. Light pencil markings to one page. Illustrated with B/W photographs. VG++/VG+
