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The War and the MediaSelected Books Selected BooksBierce, Ambrose. Skepticism and Dissent: selected journalism, 1898-1901. Edited by Lawrence I. Berkove. Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1986. [JFE 86-4420] Bierce, an American short story writer, was also a major feature columnist for Hearst's San Francisco Examiner and New York Journal. His writings provide thoughtful and nonsensational commentary on the U.S. involvement in the war. Brown, Charles H. The Correspondents' War; journalists in the Spanish-American War. New York: Scribner, 1967. [ILG 98-2976] Marks, George P., comp., Black Press Views American Imperialism (1898-1900). New York: Arno Press, 1971. [ICI 72-1892] In contrast to the white press, African American newspapers were only cautiously supportive of the U.S. declaration of war against Spain. Editors demanded black officers for black military units, and in the post-war period the black press sided largely with the anti-imperialists. The editors drew obvious parallels between the mistreatment of black Americans at home and Filipinos abroad. Appendices list African American newspapers and the text of petitions to President McKinley. Milton, Joyce. The Yellow Kids: foreign correspondents in the heydey of yellow journalism. New York: Harper & Row, 1989. [JFE 90-2224] A well-researched account of how U.S. correspondents reported the war. Highlights Pulitzer's New York World and its correspondents such as Stephen Crane and Sylvester Henry Scovel. Includes bibliography. Sevilla Soler, María Rosario. La guerra de Cuba y la memoria colectiva: la crisis del 98 en la prensa sevillana. Sevilla: Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos, CSIC, 1996. [ILG 97-11053] A study which focuses on Spanish popular opinion and official government policy as reflected in the Andalusian press. A bibliography provides sources for a broader study of the Spanish experience of the war. Swanberg, W.A. Pulitzer. New York: Scribner's, 1967. [*R-AN (Pulitzer, J.)] The work is arranged chronologically with a number of chapters on the war. Includes portraits and a bibliography. Wilkerson, Marcus Manley. Public Opinion and the Spanish-American War; a study in war propaganda. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1932. [ILG; also a 1967 edition in ILG] Winkler, John K. William Randolph Hearst: a new appraisal. New York: Hastings House, 1955. [*R-AN (Hearst, W.)] Includes a couple of chapters on how Hearst dealt with the war in his papers. Wisan, Joseph E. The Cuban Crisis as Reflected in the New York Press (1895-1898). New York: Octagon Books Inc., 1965. [HOO] A detailed analysis of the war as it was reported in the New York papers from February 1895 through 1898. Provides important background on the newspapers and their reporters as well as a general bibliography on the New York press. Newspapers & MagazinesFor titles or dates not held by the Library, please consult a librarian in Rm. 121 for interlibrary loan service. Cuba
Diario de la Marina. [*ZY] Library has: Sept. 1899-1959. Gaceta de La Habana. [*SAE] Library has: 1885, 1900-1902. La Lucha. Habana. [*ZY] Library has: April 1898-Dec. 1898, Jan. 1901-Aug. 1910, Oct. 1910-Dec. 1912. The Philippines
El Heraldo de la Revolución. Bound with Parabaretã Revista bisemanal. [*ZAN-4281] Library has: 1898-99. Puerto RicoGaceta del gobierno de Puerto Rico. [*SAE]. Library has: 1836 to 1899 (missing issues). Spain
Gaceta de Madrid. [*ZAN-T206 or *SAE] Library has: 1808-1897. United StatesMagazines
Century Magazine. New York, 1870- [*DA and *ZAN-3782, reels 345-367] Contemporary Review. London, 1866- [*ZAN-3181] Fortnightly Review. London, 1865- [*DA] Harper's Weekly. New York, 1857- [*ZAN-277] Literary Digest. New York, 1890- [*DA] McClure's Magazine. New York, 1893- [*DA] Munsey's Magazine. New York, 1891- [*ZAN-7615] Nation. New York, 1865- [*R-*ZAN-1108] NewspapersThe Library holds the following New York City newspapers, which reported on the Spanish-American War, for the period 1895-1898. Additional dates for these papers are also available.
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