"To Hell with Spain"

American Traitor

English - March 28, 2020 00:21 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB
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An introduction to some of the first Traitors in the Philippine American War and Anti-Imperialist movement. While David Fagen waited for the army, Anna Northend Benjamin and Emilio Aguinaldo participated in their countries' simultaneous marches to war. As a revolutionary and reporter, they will witness the last gasps of the Spanish Empire.

Hosted, Written and Produced by Joseph Hawthorne

Popular music from the time period includes covers below:

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (Prisoner's Hope) by George F. Root and sung by Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Just Before the Battle, Mother by George F. Root

She was Happy Till She Met You by Jimmie Rodgers

A Hot Time in the Old Town by Theodore Metz

Sources:

History of Philippines by Luis Franca

The Revolt of the Masses by Teodore Agoncillo

1898: The Birth of the American Century by David Traxel

Second Look at America by Emilio Aguinaldo

The Correspondents War by Charles H Brown

The Reckless Decade: America in the 1890s by HW Brands

Honor in the Dust by Gregg Jones

In Our Image by Stanley Karnow

The Chief by David Nasaw

An introduction to some of the first Traitors in the Philippine American War and Anti-Imperialist movement. While David Fagen waited for the army, Anna Northend Benjamin and Emilio Aguinaldo participated in their countries’ simultaneous marches to war. As a revolutionary and reporter, they will witness the last gasps of the Spanish Empire.