| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
387 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-373) and index. |
| Contents |
History repeating -- Civilization follows the Sun -- Benevolent intentions -- Pacific Negroes -- Houles -- Honorary Aryans -- Playing Roosevelt's game -- The Japanese Monroe Doctrine for Asia -- The imperial cruise -- Roosevelt's open and closed doors -- Incognito in Japan -- Sellout in Seoul -- Following the Sun. |
| Summary |
In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft, his gun-toting daughter Alice and a gaggle of congressmen on a mission to Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. There, they would quietly forge a series of agreements that divided up Asia. At the time, Roosevelt was bully-confident about America's future on the continent. But these secret pacts lit the fuse that would--decades later--result in a number of devastating wars: WWII, the Korean War, the communist revolution in China. One hundred years later, James Bradley retraces that epic voyage and discovers the remarkable truth about America's vast imperial past--and its world-shaking consequences. Full of fascinating characters and brilliantly told, The Imperial Cruise will forever reshape the way we understand U.S. history.--From the publisher. |
| Subject |
United States. Navy -- Cruise, 1905.
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Political and social views.
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Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
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United States -- History, Naval -- 20th century.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan.
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Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia.
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East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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Imperialism -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9780316008952 |
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0316008958 |
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9780316014007 (pbk.) |
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0316014001 (pbk.) |
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