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The Imperial Cruise : A Secret History of Empire and War by James Bradley (2010, Trade Paperback)

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In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Howard Taft on the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in history to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. Roosevelt's glamorous twenty-one year old daughter Alice served as mistress of the cruise, which included senators and congressmen. On this trip, Taft concluded secret agreements in Roosevelt's name. In 2005, a century later, James Bradley traveled in the wake of Roosevelt's mission and discovered what had transpired in Honolulu, Tokyo, Manila, Beijing and Seoul. In 1905, Roosevelt was bully-confident and made secret agreements that he though would secure America's westward push into the Pacific. Instead, he lit the long fuse on the Asian firecrackers that would singe America's hands for a century.

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Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316014001
ISBN-13
9780316014007
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Imperial Cruise : a Secret History of Empire and War
Author
James Bradley
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Military / Strategy, Military / Naval, Modern / 20th Century, Military / United States, Imperialism, International Relations / General, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
400 Pages

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Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz

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Va58.B69 2010
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"[Bradley's] ingenious narrative thread is to track an across-the-pacific 1905 goodwill voyage by Roosevelt's emissaries....[his indictment of Roosevelt] raises tantalizing questions."-- Gene Santoro , American History, PRAISE FOR THE IMPERIAL CRUISE : "Incendiary...[ The Imperial Cruise ] is startling enough to reshape conventional wisdom about Roosevelt's presidency."-- Janet Maslin , New York Times, [Bradley's] ingenious narrative thread is to track an across-the-pacific 1905 goodwill voyage by Roosevelt's emissaries....[his indictment of Roosevelt] raises tantalizing questions., For readers under the impression that history is the story of good guys and bad guys...this book could be useful medicine., PRAISE FOR THE IMPERIAL CRUISE : "Incendiary...[ The Imperial Cruise] is startling enough to reshape conventional wisdom about Roosevelt's presidency.", A provocative study...What is fascinating about Bradley's reconstruction of a largely neglected aspect of Roosevelt's legacy is the impact that his racial theories and his obsession with personal and national virility had on his diplomacy. Engrossing and revelatory, The Imperial Cruise is revisionist history at its best., A provocative study...What is fascinating about Bradley's reconstruction of a largely neglected aspect of Roosevelt's legacy is the impact that his racial theories and his obsession with personal and national virility had on his diplomacy. Engrossing and revelatory,The Imperial Cruiseis revisionist history at its best., PRAISE FOR THE IMPERIAL CRUISE: "Incendiary...[ The Imperial Cruise ] is startling enough to reshape conventional wisdom about Roosevelt's presidency.", "For readers under the impression that history is the story of good guys and bad guys...this book could be useful medicine."-- USA Today, PRAISE FORTHE IMPERIAL CRUISE: "Incendiary...[ The Imperial Cruise ] is startling enough to reshape conventional wisdom about Roosevelt's presidency.", "A provocative study...What is fascinating about Bradley's reconstruction of a largely neglected aspect of Roosevelt's legacy is the impact that his racial theories and his obsession with personal and national virility had on his diplomacy. Engrossing and revelatory, The Imperial Cruise is revisionist history at its best."-- Ronald Steel , New York Times Book Review
Copyright Date
2010
Lccn
2009-032176
Dewey Decimal
359.4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by kenjOct 02, 2011
Great read. Different history than I learned as a child Shocking to me
Very interesting book. I could not put it down. I loved his first two. This book challenged everything I knew regarding Teddy Roosevelt. I am reading a second book to verify what was in this book. I enjoyed It. Thanks.

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