Hands-on newspapers, telegrams, reports and the Broadsheets bring alive the start and story of the Spanish-American War. From its whispered beginnings through its explosive development, here is an intriguing account of the confrontation of two world powers, their one-sided contest, and its worldwide repercussions. Historian: Andrew Bronin. The contents of this Jackdaw feature:

• War Fever
• Destruction of the Maine
• War in Cuba
• War in the Pacific
• Results

• Poster: chronology of the war with Spain, 1898.
• Report from Captain Sigsbee in Havana, Feb. 1, 1898.
• The telegram, Feb. 15, 1898, from Captain Sigsbee reporting the Maine disaster.
• Telegram from a diver offering his services to recover the Maine.
• Two pages from the New York Evening Journal, Feb. 26, 1898, reporting “American People’s Views of the Maine Disaster.“
• Declaration of War with Spain, April 25, 1898.
• Ship’s newspaper of the U.S.F.S. Olympia, June 1898.
• “Roosevelt at San Juan.” a contemporary educational card game.