![]() ![]() ![]() imperialist, the authors argue, was not TR, but Woodrow Wilson. (perhaps more subtly) was establishing de facto control of much of Latin America and the Caribbean. For example, do we really need to have a military establishment that is as powerful as all the rest of the military establishments in the world? The book begins around 1900, as the European powers scrambled for de jure control of Africa and anything else that wasn't nailed down. Moving the point of view helps to clarify current U.S. history we read - only biased the other way. Yes, it's biased,but so is most of the U.S. This book, however, well worth reading, whether or not you agree with it. This is not an unbiased work, and there is a lot of selectivity about what facts are included (and what are not). ![]() And it will make some others very skeptical. The book will make some readers very angry national myths are dearly held. is not a selfless, noble, exception to the rule that great powers behave badly. Wow! The Untold History of the United States will tell you lots and lots and LOTS that you didn't hear in school. ![]()
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