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The true flag : Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the birth of American empire

2017

Title:	The true flag : Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the birth of American empire / Stephen Kinzer.
Format:	Book
Author:	Kinzer, Stephen, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
Description:	306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
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.
Subjects:	Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Influence. Imperialism -- History -- 19th century. Imperialism -- History -- 20th century. 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. United States -- Territorial expansion.

Other title:	Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the birth of American empire
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.

LCCN:	2016019840
ISBN:	9781627792165 (hardcover) 1627792163 (hardcover)
Other Number:	958469635
Control Number:	3484756

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