Name/Title
Empire by Default: The Spanish-American War and the Dawn of the New CenturyEntry/Object ID
2015.4.240Description
The author traces the origins of the Spanish-American War as part of Frederick Jackson Turner's thesis, as well as that of Alfred Mahan, as part of the United States's growing influence on and expansion into the world.
The back cover reads as follows:
''Until 1898, Americans believed that their political institutions were adapted only for contiguous North America. Imperial holdings, most believed, would destroy the American republic just as surely as they had subverted the Roman republic. . . .
''By 1899, the United States had forged a new empire. American politicians, naval officers, and businessmen had created it amid much debate and with conscious purpose. The empire expanded from the continental frontier, as defined by Frederick Jackson Turner, to preeminence in the Western Hemisphere, and, for good or ill, into the farthest reaches of the Pacific.''-from Empire by Default
Hardbound. Dust jacket features the title in bold black letters, with the subtitle in white letters on a black background. A sepia-toned photo of soldiers in the war forms the background. the back cover features the same color scheme and photo as the front cover with the following text: ''Until 1898, Americans believed that their political institu tions were adapted only for contiguous North America. Imperial holdings, most believed, would destroy the American republic just as surely as they had subverted the Roman republic. . . .
''By 1899, the United States had forged a new empire.
American politicians, naval officers, and businessmen had created it amid much debate and with conscious purpose. The empire expanded from the continental frontier, as
defined by Frederick Jackson Turner, to preeminence in the Western Hemisphere, and, for good or ill, into the far
thest reaches of the Pacific.''-from Empire by DefaultCollection
ScarmuzziAcquisition
Accession
2015.4.0Source or Donor
Patricia A. ScarmuzziAcquisition Method
Gift