The war lovers : Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the rush to empire, 1898 /
Thomas, Evan, 1951-
The war lovers : Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the rush to empire, 1898 / - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010. - viii, 471 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-453) and index.
Dreaming of father -- The noble hacks -- Manifest destiny -- The large policy -- The individualist -- Selling papers -- The czar -- The pleasant gang -- Aux barricades! -- Kinds of courage -- Romance -- The stolen letter -- Remember the Maine -- The trophies of Miltiades -- Hot time -- The rocking-chair period -- Hurrying to empire -- Ambush -- The crowded hour -- Matters of honor -- Spoils of war -- A certain blindness -- Never ending.
From the bestselling author of "Sea of Thunder" comes a riveting narrative about America's ferocious drive towards empire during the Gilded Age, and the uncanny resemblance of the Spanish-American War to the Iraq War of today.
031600409X 9780316004091
2009043616
GBB078149 bnb
015588909 Uk
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924.
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951.
McKinley, William, 1843-1901.
Reed, Thomas B. 1839-1902.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Causes.
Business and politics--History--United States--19th century.
Press and politics--History--United States--19th century.
United States--Territorial expansion.
United States--Politics and government--1897-1901.
E721 / .T47 2010
973.8/91
The war lovers : Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the rush to empire, 1898 / - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010. - viii, 471 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 447-453) and index.
Dreaming of father -- The noble hacks -- Manifest destiny -- The large policy -- The individualist -- Selling papers -- The czar -- The pleasant gang -- Aux barricades! -- Kinds of courage -- Romance -- The stolen letter -- Remember the Maine -- The trophies of Miltiades -- Hot time -- The rocking-chair period -- Hurrying to empire -- Ambush -- The crowded hour -- Matters of honor -- Spoils of war -- A certain blindness -- Never ending.
From the bestselling author of "Sea of Thunder" comes a riveting narrative about America's ferocious drive towards empire during the Gilded Age, and the uncanny resemblance of the Spanish-American War to the Iraq War of today.
031600409X 9780316004091
2009043616
GBB078149 bnb
015588909 Uk
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924.
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951.
McKinley, William, 1843-1901.
Reed, Thomas B. 1839-1902.
Spanish-American War, 1898--Causes.
Business and politics--History--United States--19th century.
Press and politics--History--United States--19th century.
United States--Territorial expansion.
United States--Politics and government--1897-1901.
E721 / .T47 2010
973.8/91