This volume, written by journalist and author Alden March, was published around the turn of the 20th century to chronicle the events following the Spanish-American War (1898) and the subsequent U.S. military actions in the Pacific and Caribbean. It focuses primarily on the Philippine-American War (referred to as "Our War with the Filipinos in 1899"), providing a contemporary, though likely biased, American perspective. The book aims to present a comprehensive history of the Philippines from its earliest times, alongside histories of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Ladrones (Mariana Islands), and the Hawaiian Islands—all territories that came under U.S. influence or control during this period of American expansion. Its relevance lies in its function as a primary historical source reflecting the popular American narrative and understanding of its new imperial role and the conquest of its "other island possessions" at the time.
The history and conquest Philippines and our other island possessions: embracing our war with the Filipinos in 1899 together with a complete history of those islands from the earliest times to the present