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Author:

Kinzer, Stephen, author.

Title:

The true flag : Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the birth of American empire / Stephen Kinzer.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Company,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Roosevelt, Theodore,--1858-1919.
Twain, Mark,--1835-1910.
United States--Foreign relations--1897-1901.
United States--Politics and government--1897-1901.
United States--Foreign relations--1901-1909.
United States--Politics and government--1901-1909.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Influence.
Imperialism--History--19th century.
Imperialism--History--20th century.
United States--Territorial expansion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289) and index.

Contents:

White and peaceful wings -- There may be an explosion -- The great day of my life -- Islands or canned goods -- If they resist, what shall we do? -- Stinkpot -- I turn green in bed at midnight -- What a choice for a patriotic American! -- The Constitution does not apply -- You will get used to it -- The deep hurt.

Summary:

Recalls the forgotten political debate at the beginning of the twentieth century over America's role in the world, with the country's political and intellectual leaders advocating either imperial expansion or restraint.

ISBN:

1627792163
9781627792165

LCCN:

2016019840

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