The imperial cruise
Subtitle: a secret history of empire and war
By: James Bradley.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 387
ISBN-13: 9780316008952
Subjects: Roosevelt, Theodore, -- 1858-1919; Roosevelt, Theodore, -- 1858-1919 -- Political and social views; Taft, William H. -- 1857-1930; United States. -- Navy -- Cruise, 1905; Imperialism -- History -- 20th century; United States -- History, Naval -- 20th century; United States -- Foreign relations -- Japan; Japan -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia; East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History repeating; title: Civilization follows the Sun; title: Benevolent intentions; title: Pacific Negroes; title: Houles; title: Honorary Aryans; title: Playing Roosevelt's game; title: The Japanese Monroe Doctrine for Asia; title: The imperial cruise; title: Roosevelt's open and closed doors; title: Incognito in Japan; title: Sellout in Seoul; title: Following the Sun.