Yankee Hero: Frederick Funston, "Expedicionario" in the Cuban Liberation Army 1896-1897

“Such notable historical publications as this biography of Major General Frederick Funston, U.S. Army, 1865-1917, rest on two essential cornerstones: thorough research and lucid presentation. Clyde Toland has carefully and successfully incorporated both in his latest study of this courageous, colorful—and sometimes controversial—Kansan. Toland’s work is an important and long-overdue contribution to United States historiography.”Thomas W. Crouch, University of Texas at Austin, PhD in history, retired civilian historian for the United States Air Force, and author of two ground-breaking works about Funston“Clyde Toland has traced a short in stature, rambunctious, adventuresome Allen County, Kansas, farm boy into a war-weary hero… Hats off to Clyde Toland for ‘Yankee Hero’ and a greater understanding of a small but greatly important part of our history.”Nancy Kassebaum Baker, United States Senator from Kansas, 1979-1997“The attentive reader will especially value the rich body of primary materials that document this lively account of Funston’s part in the fight for Cuba Libre. The scholarship is matched by the exceptional prose quality of the work, at once testament to the author’s decades of success as a lawyer and his commitment of making history accessible to all.”William J. Crowe, emeritus Dean of Libraries of the University of Kansas“This is not only an invaluable biography of Funston, but also a fascinating history of the important role a handful of American adventurers played in the Cuban Revolution… This is both solid history and a rousing adventure story that will captivate all readers of military history.”Paul Andrew Hutton, Distinguished Professor of History, University of New Mexico“For me, the best part is that Clyde Toland mostly allows Funston to speak for himself. This makes parts of the book almost a collection of documents, which readers can use to draw their own conclusions about Funston and his times.”Dr. John Lawrence Tone, Professor of History, The Georgia Institute of Technology and Author of War and Genocide in Cuba, 1895-1898 Read more