“According to the author, McKinley's enhancement of presidential
power and his personal leadership in war-making and diplomacy made
him ‘the first truly modern president.’ This thesis is carefully
developed and effectively argued. . . . The book’s brevity,
readability, and interpretive insights make it attractive for the
classroom. . . . But this is no mere digest for undergraduates, for
more advanced scholars can learn from it, too.” —Pacific Historical
Review
“This is by all odds the best study of the coming of the war, the
war itself, and the aftermath of the conflict.” —Paul S. Holbo,
University of Oregon
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