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Leonard Wood's sweeping civil service mastery in Cuba
Edward B. Clark extols Leonard Wood as a multifaceted administrator who transformed Cuba after the Spanish American War. He cites Wood's medicine background, humanitarian work in Boston, frontier duties in California and the Northwest, and leadership in Cuba where he rebuilt hospitals, industry, agriculture, roads, and schools. He notes Wood reformed elections, boosted production, and trained Cubans to govern locally.
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Edward
Clark
Leonard Wood
United States
Leonant
Republic of
Cuba
Philippines
Harvard University
Boston
Woods
Leonard Wool
California
Northwest
City of
Washington
Grover Cleveland
William McKintey
Regiment of
Rough Riders
Theodore Roosevelt
Santiago
Havana
Isxland
Wood
Sir William van Horne
Canadian Pacific
Graniitte M Dodge
Union Pacific