Title:
The true flag : Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the birth of American empire / Stephen Kinzer.
ISBN:
9781627792165
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
©2017
Physical Description:
306 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
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.
OCLC Number:
ocn958469635
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~1
