Recollections of Full Years · Character
General Arthur MacArthur
The military governor of the Philippines, a stern ceremonial fixture whose platform presence frames the birth of American civil rule in Manila.
supporting
Also known as General MacArthur, MacArthur
First appearance: First Impressions of Manila
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Military Governor of the Philippines who resents the Commission's arrival and clashes with Taft.
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In In Japan: Military Governor of the Philippines who resents the Commission's arrival and clashes with Taft. Later, in First Impressions of Manila: Military governor; works long hours studying maps of the Philippines;…
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- Philippine-American War Figures
- Protagonist
- Philippine Colonial Network
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- In Japan
- First Impressions of Manila
- VI: A Strange Environment
- Days of the Empire
- An Historic Trip
- X: Governor Taft
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