The true flag : Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the birth of American empire
Title:
The true flag : Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the birth of American empire
Personal Author:
Publication Date as Range:
2017
ISBN:
9781627792165
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
306 pages : illustrations ; 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.
Abstract:
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.
Holds:
