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Dewey the Hero of Manila Bay Remembered in Century-Old Portrait
A long retrospective traces George Dewey from his May 1898 Manila Bay victory to his death in 1917. It recounts adulation, later political flirting, and public shifts in opinion, noting his Vermont and New England roots and the enduring salute to the naval hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Philippines
John Paul Jones
Stephen Decatur
Oliver Hazard Perry
David Farragut
New York City
Washington
Dewey
Thames Dewey
England
Boston
William Dewey
Saratoga
Gates
William
Simeon
Hebron
Conn
Montpelier
As Peace
Dartmouth College
Julius ¥. Dewey
Vermont
Norwich College
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Manila
Hongkong
China
Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Spain
Hong Kong
Cavite
McKinley
Congress
United State
United States
G. D
Gut
Porter
Vengral Board of the Navy
Washington McLean
Cincinnati
Lincoln
Grant
Jefferson Davis
John B. Hazen
New York World
Bryan
Democratic Party
Georges Wey