Willis Fletcher Johnson

Willis Fletcher Johnson
Willis Fletcher Johnson was an American author, journalist, and historian, best known for his works on American and world history. He wrote several notable books, including "Colonel Henry Ludington: A Memoir" and "Four Centuries of the Panama Canal." Johnson had a distinguished career as a foreign correspondent and editorial writer for the New York Tribune. His works often focused on U.S. history and infrastructure, contributing to the popular understanding of significant historical events.

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PREFACE It is my purpose in these volumes to write a History of Cuba. The title may imply either the land and its natural conditions, or the people and the nation which inhabit it. It in fact implies both, and to both I shall address myself, though it will appropriately be with the latter rather than with the former that the narrative will be most concerned. For it is with Cuba as with other countries:... more...

CHAPTER I Cuba for Cuba must be the grateful theme of the present volume. We have seen the identification of the Queen of the Antilles with the Spanish discovery and conquest of America. We have traced the development of widespread international interests in that island, especially implicating the vital attention of at least four great powers. We have reviewed the origin and development of a peculiar... more...