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The war lovers : Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the rush to empire, 1898 Cover Image Book

The war lovers : Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the rush to empire, 1898 / Evan Thomas.

Thomas, Evan, 1951- (Author).

Summary:

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.

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  • ISBN: 031600409X
  • ISBN: 9780316004091
  • Physical Description: viii, 471 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-453) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924.
Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951.
McKinley, William, 1843-1901.
Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902.
Spanish-American War, 1898 > Causes.
Business and politics > United States > History > 19th century.
Press and politics > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > Territorial expansion.
United States > Politics and government > 1897-1901.

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