The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912

The capture of Aguinaldo, March 22, 1901. The central fact of the American military occupation.

The American Occupation of the Philippines
1898–1912
By James H. Blount Officer of United States Volunteers in the Philippines, 1899–1901 United States District Judge in the Philippines, 1901–1905
With a Map G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press 1912

Copyright, 1912 By James H. Blount
The Knickerbocker Press, New York

To JOHN DOWNEY WORKS OF CALIFORNIA AS FINE A TYPE OF CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN AS EVER GRACED A SEAT IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES WHO BELIEVING, WITH THE WRITER, AS TO THE PHILIPPINES, THAT INDEFINITE RETENTION WITH UNDECLARED INTENTION IS INDEFINITE DRIFTING HAS READ THE MANUSCRIPT OF THIS WORK AS IT PROGRESSED LENDING TO ITS PREPARATION THE AID AND COUNSEL OF AN OLDER AND A WISER MAN AND THE CONTAGIOUS SERENITY OF CONFIDENCE THAT RIGHT WILL PREVAIL THIS BOOK IS GRATEFULLY INSCRIBED BY The Author