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245 14 a| The imperial cruise :b| a secret history of empire and war /c| James Bradley.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| New York, N.Y. :b| Little, Brown and Co.,c| 2009.;

300 a| 387 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 25 cm;

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500 a| Maps on lining papers.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-373) and index.;

505 0 a| 1: One hundred years later -- 2: Civilization follows the Sun -- 3: Benevolent intentions -- 4: Pacific Negroes -- 5: Haoles -- 6: Honorary Aryans -- 7: Playing Roosevelt's game -- 8: Japanese Monroe Doctrine for Asia -- 9: Imperial cruise -- 10: Roosevelt's open and closed doors -- 11: Incognito in Japan -- 12: Sellout in Seoul -- 13: Following the sun -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.;

520 a| From the Publisher: 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.;

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The imperial cruise : a secret history of empire and war / James Bradley.

Author/creator	Bradley, James, 1954-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York, N.Y. : Little, Brown and Co., 2009.
Description	387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects	Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Political and social views. Taft, William H. (William Howard), 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.

Contents	1: One hundred years later -- 2: Civilization follows the Sun -- 3: Benevolent intentions -- 4: Pacific Negroes -- 5: Haoles -- 6: Honorary Aryans -- 7: Playing Roosevelt's game -- 8: Japanese Monroe Doctrine for Asia -- 9: Imperial cruise -- 10: Roosevelt's open and closed doors -- 11: Incognito in Japan -- 12: Sellout in Seoul -- 13: Following the sun -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract	From the Publisher: 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.
General note	Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-373) and index.
LCCN	2009032176
ISBN	9780316008952
ISBN	0316008958

The imperial cruise : a secret history of empire and war / James Bradley.

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