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.
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November 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War Author(s): James Bradley ISBN: 0-316-00895-8 / 978-0-316-00895-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
November 2009 : Hardback
| Title: The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War Author(s): James Bradley ISBN: 0-316-02461-9 / 978-0-316-02461-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
January 2010 : Paperback
| Title: The Imperial Cruise: A True Story of Empire and War Author(s): James Bradley ISBN: 0-316-07268-0 / 978-0-316-07268-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Little, Brown & Company Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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November 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War Author(s): James Bradley ISBN: 1-60024-395-9 / 9781600243950 (USA edition) Publisher: Hachette Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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