My Crowded Hour: A Novel of the Santiago Campaign

By James Trump

Edward Motz, an eighteen-year-old employee of the New York Central Railroad in the late 1890s,
finds himself enlisting in the Seventy-First Regiment of the New York National Guard, just prior to the outbreak of war with Spain. With the explosion of the battleship Maine on February 15, 1898, in Santiago Harbor, war is declared, and the Seventy-First Regiment soon fi nds itself volunteering for regular service and on its way to the island of Cuba.

This book tells the story of Edward’s military experiences in the Spanish American war before, during, and after the Santiago campaign. While this story is fi ctional, many of the events, personalities, and situations Edward encounters are not, and provides a comprehensible synopsis of that campaign. I hope you appreciate the blending of fact and fiction and enjoy this book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 24, 2018
• ISBN: 9781984550118

James Trump

James Trump is a native of Hoagland, Indiana and has been interested in American military history all his life. He is a historical reenactor and hopes to spark interest again in our country’s proud history through short, historical novels. James is also the author of: Rogers Rangers and the Raid on Fort Michilimackinac 1758- A Tale of the French and Indian War, From The Valley to The Bluffs-Company A and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, “Their Three to Our One” 1775- A Tale of Bunker Hill, and an alternative novel of Benedict Arnold-Battle of West Point 1780.

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