 Dan’s research and book list:
Imperial Democracy: The Emergence of America As a Great Power
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Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and the Rise and Fall of America’s Imperial Dream
The War With Spain in 1898
The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power
What America Owes the World: The Struggle for the Soul of Foreign Policy
The Spanish War: An American Epic 1898
The War of 1898: The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography
Benevolent Assimilation: The American Conquest of the Philippines, 1899-1903
The Spanish-American War and President McKinley
Empire for Liberty: A History of American Imperialism from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz
Mark Twain and the Colonel: Samuel L. Clemens, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Arrival of a New Century
Theodore Roosevelt: The Rough Riders/An Autobiography (Library of America)
An Unwanted War: The Diplomacy of the United States and Spain Over Cuba, 1895-1898
Yellow Journalism: Puncturing the Myths, Defining the Legacies
Spanish American War, 1898
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The Philippine War, 1899-1902 (Modern War Studies)
1898: The Birth of the American Century
War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898
Theodore Rex
The Blood of Government: Race, Empire, the United States, and the Philippines
Larry –
Another engrossing work
Christopher Maillet –
I thoroughly enjoyed this podcast. Many people tend to forget the stories of our past, and simply assume the United States has always been a strong imperialist nation. Examining the true implications of the Spanish-American war, it’s result on the global balance of power, and the ultimate hypocrisy of the idea of “Americanism”, this episode brings the listener back to the days before “American” was a universal term.
Optimist Prime –
Enjoyable
Stella –
Excellent coverage of a significant event in American history. While many of the names were familiar, I was not aware that many of them played a role in this event.
Dan Carlin tells a great story while supporting his facts with eyewitness accounts and historical records. Educational and entertaining!
Ien van Houten –
I listened to this some time ago. Your analysis of the American character as a “schizophrenic giant” is the best I have seen anywhere. I grew up in post war Europe, and the Americans were the good guys. Then came Vietnam. At first we still thought that the poor naive, well meaning Yanks had just blundered unwittingly into an old world post colonial quagmire. My opinion changed during the meddling in the affairs of the Dominican republic. The ugly imperial side of America, especially in Latin America, became more apparent during the seventies and eighties. Even so, I retain great fondness for the best of the American ideal. The world needs that shining vision of freedom, flawed as it is. All too often one sees only one aspect portrayed as the Real America. You are a rare breath of well informed, out of the box fresh air. I love your work. I have bought several collections, and recommend you to friends. Thank you for many hours of making kitchen chores an educational time.