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On March 25, the American offensive resumed under MacArthur, which attempted in vain to encircle the Filipinos retreating to Malolos. It was then decided that Malolos be approached via the Manila–Dagupan Railway. [3] On March 27, the advancing Americans faced Aguinaldo's force in the Battle of Marilao River, which resulted in an American victory.
The American force, after the Battle of Malinta, had advanced to Marilao on March 27. It was part of the campaign for the Capture of Malolos, the Philippine capital.The Filipino force was led by President Emilio Aguinaldo himself, commanding the organized forces of General Isidro Torres, General Pantaleon Garcia (who just came straight from Dagupan with a thousand riflemen) [1] and Colonel ...
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire; A 500-Year History is an American non-fiction book written by Kurt Andersen and published in 2017. Fantasyland debuted on the New York Times bestseller list at number 3 [1] and at number 5 on the Washington Post and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists (hardcover non-fiction).
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El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America is a book by Carrie Gibson published in 2019 by Atlantic Monthly Press.The work explores the world of New Spain by profiling a variety of centers of Spanish power and settlement, from the earliest settlements in what would become Puerto Rico, Florida and the southeastern United States, to middle American settlements such as New ...
The book received positive critical reviews. Common Sense Media wrote that the book's "epic narrative" was "compelling, complex, and deeply personal." [2] The New York Times wrote that the book "cries out for a teacher or parent to expand and deepen the experience." [3] The book won a 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award. [4]
While Master Henley never whips or beats Clotee in the book, he does strike Spicy across the face in the final chapter. Mistress Lilly Henley is a weak, foolish woman and a disinterested mother. Clotee's mother was Lilly Henley's personal maid, but Master Henley forced his wife to sell her maid; Clotee's mother later died far from her daughter.
The book was well received upon its release, with Kenneth Maxwell calling it a "beautifully written, superior book." [2] The American Historical Review said the book was "written with clarity, wit, and style throughout," [3] and Eric R. Wolf called it "a beautifully written book" in which Trouillot "interrogates history, to ask how histories are, in fact, produced."