Imperial democracy;: The emergence of America as a great power

This is possibly the best history written of the origins of the Spanish-American War. Ernest May utilizes a very wide range of sources to produce the first international history of the crisis of 1898. May's versatility is unparalleled: he masters the details of American domestic politics, the geopolitical aims of the powers and the intra-cabinet intrigues that determined European policy. The outcome is to set an American story in a broad international context so that the reader may fully understand just what 1898 meant for America, Spain, and Europe as a whole.This is a truly indispensable work of history.