Part 1 of 3 as we explore the birth of American Empire.

Sources for all 3 episodes:

Empire by Default: The Spanish-American War and the Dawn of the American Century

The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898

https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1998/spring/roosevelt-and-medal-of-honor-3.html

https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/how-buffalo-soldiers-helped-win-the-spanish-american-warand-saved-teddy-roosevelt-7716090

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