Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War

Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War - Paperback

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Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War - Paperback

Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War - Paperback

by James Bradley
$21.99
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Book Overview

by James Bradley (Author)

In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Howard Taft on the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in history to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. Roosevelt's glamorous twenty-one year old daughter Alice served as mistress of the cruise, which included senators and congressmen. On this trip, Taft concluded secret agreements in Roosevelt's name.

In 2005, a century later, James Bradley traveled in the wake of Roosevelt's mission and discovered what had transpired in Honolulu, Tokyo, Manila, Beijing and Seoul.

In 1905, Roosevelt was bully-confident and made secret agreements that he though would secure America's westward push into the Pacific. Instead, he lit the long fuse on the Asian firecrackers that would singe America's hands for a century.

Author Biography

James Bradley is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Imperial Cruise, Flyboys, and Flags of Our Fathers, and a son of one of the men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima.

Number of Pages: 400
Dimensions: 1.05 x 8.36 x 5.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: November 08, 2010
ISBN9780316014007
Author James Bradley
PublisherBack Bay Books
GenreNews & politics and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2010
LanguageENG- English
Pages400
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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James Bradley is the author of four novels, Wrack, The Deep Field, The Resurrectionist which was chosen as a Richard and Judy 2008 Summer Read, and Clade, and a book of poetry, Paper Nautilus. His books have won or been shortlisted for a number of major Australian and international literary awards and have been widely translated. He lives in Sydney, Australia, with his partner, the novelist Mardi McConnochie, and two daughters.

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