The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire
- ISBN-10
- 1627792163
- ISBN-13
- 9781627792165
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 306
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-01-24
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Stephen Kinzer
Description
Recalls the forgotten political debate at the beginning of the twentieth century over America's role in the world, with the country's political and intellectual leaders advocating either imperial expansion or restraint.
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