Unit Bibliographical Notes
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Habits of Empire, Walter Nugent. Puts forth the Empire I, II, III thesis.
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The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, and Hearst and the Rush to Empire, 1898, Evan Thomas (for exam quotes)
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The Course of Empire, DeVoto.
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Bananas: How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World, Peter Chapman. Pp. 41 Minor Keith, 53 Span Am War, 64 Panama Canal, 110, 111, 119, bananas.
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Popular Crime by Bill James. p. 376 on Yellow Journalism.
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Wilderness at Dawn, Ted Morgan-p. 11 Faulkner's speech "we are still adding stars to our flag."
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The Tide of Empire: America's March to the Pacific, Michael Golay.
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Digital Public Library of America has some terrific primary sources related to this unit.
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The American Peril, podcast by Dan Carlin.
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914, David McCullough
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The American Experience, Season 4, Ep. 3 "Panama Canal"
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Sarah Vowell, Unfamiliar Fishes. See Notes below.