The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2009. First Edition. First Printing. 387, illus., map, endpaper maps, notes, index, ink underlining and marginal marks to text, some wear and creasing to DJ edges. In the summer of 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt dispatched the largest diplomatic mission in American history, led by Secretary of War William Howard Taft. During this trip Taft, on Roosevelt's behalf, negotiated a series of secret agreements that would lay the groundwork for America's Pacific engagement. Condition: fair to good, good.
Keywords: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, U.S. Presidents, Foreign Relations, Japan, East Asia, Imperialism, Alice Roosevelt, Politics & Govt.
ISBN: 0316008958
[Book #55238]
Price: $22.50