The True Flag




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ClassGraphic As wars go, the Spanish–American War was not much of a war, and it was only when the shooting stopped that the real fight began. This was a fight fought not with bullets but with words, fought in the newspapers, in Congress, and the Supreme Court, and culminating in the election of 1900. At issue was the very soul of the country. If the United States were to intervene in the affairs of other countries, would it be to help them gain their independence and freedom from foreign rulers, or would it be to gain territory, power, and economic advantage to fulfill the manifest destiny bestowed upon it? Steven Kinzer's The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain and the Birth of American Empire (St. Martin's Press, 2018) takes us back to the beginning of that now century-old debate, the unanswered question at the heart of American foreign policy. Using excerpts of actual speeches and writings of the proponents on each side, such as Roosevelt and Twain, Kinzer provides a riveting narrative history surrounding this great debate. Join us.
 

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4 Session(s)
Weekly - Tue

Location
TBD

Instructor
Multiple

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Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
1/20/2026 - 2/10/2026 Weekly - Tue 09:45 AM - 11:45 AM TBD Richard Krantz  ; Gigi Miele 

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