The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898

A riveting narrative about America's ferocious drive towards empire during the Gilded Age, told by one of our most acclaimed historians.
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On February 15, 1898, the American ship USS Maine mysteriously exploded in the Havana Harbor. News of the blast quickly reached U.S. shores, where it was met by some not with alarm but great enthusiasm.

A powerful group of war lovers agitated that the United States exert its muscle across the seas. Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge were influentia...