Cultures of United States Imperialism, Amy Kaplan and Donald E. Pease, Editors, Duke University Press, 1993 Four years ago, I sent the University of Pennsylvania’s Professor Amy Kaplan my screenplay, Mr. Crane’s Vivid Story, about the Spanish-American War (1898), Stephen Crane who reported on the war for New York newspapers, and an imagined making of … Continue reading Farewell, Amy Kaplan, author of “Black and Blue on San Juan Hill” and inspiration for “Mr. Crane’s Vivid Story”