The United States became an imperial nation a century ago, exploding onto the international scene within a period of five years (1898-1903). How did the nation become a player in world politics so suddenly--and what inspired the move? Zimmermann has found the answers in the lives of five men.
This study examines the role of Theodore Roosevelt and his advisors--Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, Elihu Root, John Hay, Alfred Mahan--in the rise of America to world power. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
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