DOC People of the Underground Railroad: A Biographical Dictionary by Tom Calarco in History

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On the success of his two bestselling books about World War II; James Bradley began to wonder what the real catalyst was for the Pacific War. What he discovered shocked him. In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft; his daughter Alice; and a gaggle of congressmen on a mission to Japan; the Philippines; China; and Korea with the intent of forging an agreement to divide up Asia. This clandestine pact lit the fuse that would-decades later-result in a number of devastating wars: WWII; the Korean War; and the communist revolution in China.In 2005; James Bradley retraced that epic voyage and discovered the remarkable truth about America's vast imperial past. Full of fascinating characters brought brilliantly to life; The Imperial Cruise will powerfully revise the way we understand U.S. history.