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Eyes on the stars and feet on the ground : the foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt / Howard Jones ; edited by Donald A Rakestraw.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jones, Howard, 1940-2022, author.
Contributor:
Rakestraw, Donald A. (Donald Allen), 1952- editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Roosevelt, Theodore.
United States--Foreign relations--1901-1909.
United States.
United States--Politics and government--1901-1909.
Physical Description:
xxvi, 347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2025]
Summary:
"In this book, the late Howard Jones, one of the most distinguished historians of American foreign relations of his generation, highlights the path to peace that Roosevelt had begun to develop shortly before becoming president and tried to implement throughout his White House tenure"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Prologue. Obstacle walk-from "black care" to the White House
Securing the "American" hemisphere
Long live the republic of Panama! Long live President Roosevelt!
Union of the oceans
Adventures in statecraft
from Alaska to the Caribbean
Road to Port Arthur and the Russo-Japanese War
Peace at Portsmouth
Navigating turbulent Japanese Waters
Algeciras
a seat at the table
Epilogue. It is not having been in the dark house, but having left it, that counts.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Jones, Howard, 1940-2022. Eyes on the stars and feet on the ground
ISBN:
9798881801892
OCLC:
1454720400
Publisher Number:
90101651938
CIPO000161565

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