The Conquest of America

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Author

Moffett, Cleveland, 1863-1926

Title

The Conquest of America: A Romance of Disaster and Victory, U.S.A., 1921 A.D.

Credits

Text file produced by Suzanne Shell, Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction

Category

Text

eBook-No.

8684

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8684

Release Date

August 1, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA — A Romance of Disaster and Victory: U.S.A., 1921 A. D.
2. 2.By Cleveland Moffett — Based On Extracts From The Diary Of James E. Langston, War Correspondent Of The “London Times” — 1916
3. 3.ILLUSTRATIONS (Not available in this edition) — THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA
4. 4.TO MY FELLOW AMERICANS — WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY, 1916.
5. 5.CHAPTER I. — I WITNESS THE BLOWING UP OF THE PANAMA CANAL
6. 6.CHAPTER II. — AMERICAN AEROPLANES AND SUBMARINES BATTLE DESPERATELY AGAINST THE GERMAN FLEET
7. 7.CHAPTER III. — GERMAN INVADERS DRIVE THE IRON INTO THE SOUL OF UNPREPARED AMERICA
8. 8.CHAPTER IV. — INVASION OF LONG ISLAND AND THE BATTLE OF BROOKLYN
9. 9.CHAPTER V. — GENERAL VON HINDENBURG TEACHES NEW YORK CITY A LESSON
10. 10.CHAPTER VI. — VARIOUS UNPLEASANT HAPPENINGS IN MANHATTAN — I shall never forget the horror of that hoarse cry:
11. 11.CHAPTER VII. — NEW HAVEN IS PUNISHED FOR RIOTING AND INSUBORDINATION
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. — I HAVE A FRIENDLY TALK WITH THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE AND SECURE A SENSATIONAL INTERVIEW
13. 13.CHAPTER IX. — BOSTON OFFERS DESPERATE AND BLOODY RESISTANCE TO THE INVADERS
14. 14.CHAPTER X. — LORD KITCHENER VISITS AMERICA AND DISCUSSES OUR MILITARY PROBLEMS
15. 15.CHAPTER XI. — HEROIC ACT OF BARBARA WEBB SAVES AMERICAN ARMY AT THE BATTLE OF TRENTON
16. 16.CHAPTER XII. — REAR-ADMIRAL THOMAS Q. ALLYN WEIGHS CHANCES OF THE AMERICAN FLEET IN IMPENDING NAVAL BATTLE
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. — THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. — PHILADELPHIA’S FIRST CITY TROOPS DIE IN DEFENCE OF THE LIBERTY BELL
19. 19.CHAPTER XV. — THRILLING INCIDENT AT WANAMAKER’S STORE WHEN GERMANS DISHONOUR AMERICAN FLAG
20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. — AN AMERICAN GIRL BRINGS NEWS THAT CHANGES THE COURSE OF THE MOUNT VERNON PEACE CONFERENCE
21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. — THOMAS A. EDISON MAKES A SERIOUS MISTAKE IN ACCEPTING A DINNER INVITATION
22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. — I WITNESS THE BATTLE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA FROM VINCENT ASTOR’S AEROPLANE
23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. — GENERAL WOOD SCORES ANOTHER BRILLIANT SUCCESS AGAINST THE CROWN PRINCE
24. 24.CHAPTER XX. — THIRD BATTLE OF BULL RUN WITH AEROPLANES CARRYING LIQUID CHLORINE
25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. — THE AWAKENING OF AMERICA
26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. — ON CHRISTMAS EVE BOSTON THEILLS THE NATION WITH AN ACT OF MAGNIFICENT HEROISM
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. — CONFESSIONS OF AN AMERICAN SPY AND BRAVERY OF BUFFALO SCHOOLBOYS
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. — NOVEL ATTACK OF AMERICAN AIRSHIP UPON GERMAN SUPER-DREADNOUGHT
29. 29.CHAPTER XXV. — DESPERATE EFFORT TO RESCUE THOMAS A. EDISON FROM THE GERMANS
30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI. — RIOTS IN CHICAGO AND GERMAN PLOT TO RESCUE THE CROWN PRINCE
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII. — DECISIVE BATTLE BETWEEN GERMAN FLEET AND AMERICAN SEAPLANES CARRYING TORPEDOES — FINIS

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