The Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the birth of American empire Kinzer, Stephen 1951- creator text bibliography nyu 2018 First St. Martin's Griffin edition monographic eng

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308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. How should the United States act in the world? Americans cannot decide. Sometimes we burn with righteous anger, launching foreign wars and deposing governments. Then we retreat -- until the cycle begins again. No matter how often we debate this question, none of what we say is original. Every argument is a pale shadow of the first and greatest debate, which erupted more than a century ago. Its themes resurface every time Americans argue whether to intervene in a foreign country. Stephen Kinzer transports us to the dawn of the twentieth century, when the United States first found itself with the chance to dominate faraway lands. That prospect thrilled some Americans. It horrified others. Their debate gripped the nation. The country's best-known political and intellectual leaders took sides. Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and William Randolph Hearst pushed for imperial expansion; Mark Twain, Booker T. Washington, and Andrew Carnegie preached restraint. Only once before -- in the period when the United States was founded -- have so many brilliant Americans so eloquently debated a question so fraught with meaning for all humanity. Introduction 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 Stephen Kinzer. Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289) and index. n-us--- Spanish-American War, 1898 Influence Imperialism History 19th century Imperialism History 20th century Guerra hispano-americana, 1898 Influencia Imperialismo Historia Siglo XIX Imperialismo Historia Siglo XX United States Foreign relations 1897-1901 United States Politics and government 1897-1901 United States Foreign relations 1901-1909 United States Politics and government 1901-1909 United States Territorial expansion Estados Unidos Relaciones exteriores 1897-1901 Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1897-1901 002 E 713 K56t 2018 327.73009/034 9781250159687 (pbk) 2016019840 DLC 160914 20231031161613.0 19274059 eng