| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 315 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : the Beardian interpretation of American history -- Discovering the economic taproot of imperialism -- Two contrasting progressive views of the Great War -- Becoming a revisionist -- Washington and Wall Street working together for war -- Isolationism versus internationalism -- A wartime trilogy -- Waging war for the four freedoms -- Beard finds an ally in Herbert Hoover -- Attacking "the Saint" -- Defending Beard after the fall -- Beard's philosophy of history and American imperialism -- Conclusion : the sad historian of the pensive plain |
| Summary |
"In the face of the ruinous costs of empire, about which Charles Austin Beard warned at the time of the Second World War, the life and work of this American prophet merit reexamination today"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 07, 2018) |
| Subject |
Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1874-1948.
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| SUBJECT |
Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1874-1948
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Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1874-1948 fast |
| Subject |
Historians -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Diplomatic relations -- Historiography
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Historians
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Historiography
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century -- Historiography
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United States -- History -- 20th century -- Historiography
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018025891 |
| ISBN |
9781501715143 |
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1501715143 |
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9781501715136 |
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1501715135 |
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