| The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War |  | Author: James Bradley
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
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This is about the history in detail of the exchanges in between the Baron Kaneko and Theodore Roosevelt, written by James Bradley
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 How Did This Get Published? August 26, 2010
R. D. Simpson (Oak Ridge, NC)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Boy, was this a disappointment. There may have been an Imperial Cruise in 1905, but this book is not about it. In fact this book seems to have no coherent point. Nothing more than a rambling collection of historical figures and events, spanning 500 years or so, viewed through the highly distorted prism of the author's 21st century sensibilities. [How could all those white people of old think they were superior? I mean where was the evidence?] There is little scholarship and no context in sight. I guess the author's first two books, unread by me but favorably reviewed by others, bought him a green light to publish this junk.
 Riveting - a must read! August 25, 2010
Mallory Cole
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Imperial Cruise explores the shameful side of American history - a side kept quiet for generations and not taught in our textbooks. Secret deals with incredible consequences all fueled by prejudiced views and a total lack of respect and appreication for other cultures. Teddy Roosevelt, a most-revered president praised for his many contributions to America including the National Parks Service and known for his cowboy, go-get-'em persona, is shown how no one else has dared to portray one of our greatest leaders: preying on the American people's ignorance of other cultures, for which he had complete disregard. It is shocking and scandalous, demonstrating how imperative it is that we elect leaders that make sound decisions and have the foresight to see that their every act impacts the future.
If that weren't enough, The Imperial Cruise is completely gripping from cover to cover, shipping its audience from one awful imperial invasion to another. The "benevolent intentions" disguise put forth by McKinley resonates so
clearly with all the wars in the 20th and and 21st centuries that all Americans who care about their government and the American image should read this telling reality. It helped me understand why some people in the world view our country and leaders the way they do.
Another EXCELLENT contribution by Bradley.
Great Subject - A Very Poor Book August 23, 2010
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0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I picked this book up with great expectations. It purports to be an account of the 1905 Asian diplomatic mission headed by William H. Taft on behalf of President Teddy Roosevelt. It disappoints completely.
It is far less an account of the actual diplomatic mission than a jumble of disconnected mini-bios and geographic sketches. It bounces back and forth through time, geography and politics - lacking any semblance of continuity or unifying theme. It's only conclusion - extremely simplistic in my opinion - is that the secret agreements allegedly made by Roosevelt have completely shaped Asian history since 1905, largely to the exclusion of all else.
According to the author, WWII in the Pacific, the subjugation of Korea, the Chinese Revolution, the Korean War and the Vietnam War - among other geopoliticial events - are completely and directly traceable back to Roosevelt's actions. While there may indeed be connections, history and geopolitics are simply not that simple. Do not waste your time on this book.
Worth reading August 18, 2010
Michael Ceruti (South Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Despite flaws detailed by other reviewers, this book contributes to the public's awareness of issues not typically covered in general histories of the period. After reading this book, we won't think of TR as we were taught in the popular notion as the rough rider, "carry a big stick", Mount Rushmore figure.
Bradley reveals his own racial prejudices August 9, 2010
HKS2011
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has prompted my first review on Amazon. The drowning overuse of inflammatory words and phrases such as Aryan and "following the sun" discredit this work from the beginning. Not to mention continually referring contemptuously to TR and Taft as Teddy and Big Bill.
I just finished writing a social analysis of the anti-Japanese immigrant sentiment on the West Coast during the early 20th century, which would ultimately lead to the illegal internment of Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans during WWII, as a capstone for a human rights class in my masters program. So I am well aware of TR's racist ideology and would not reject Bradley's claim that TR harbored racist feelings for non-whites.
But Bradley's writing is so painfully amateurish that it literally makes me nauseous at points. I think there is likely a lot of value in his area of supposed "research," especially the issue of occupation in the Philippines. Unfortunately, the entire work is discredited as biased drivel by Bradley's border-line obsession with TR.
The irony is that Bradley's contempt for TR's racism and malevolence reveals the author's own racial prejudices. To imply that a single (and in Bradley's opinion, incompetent) individual could secretly convince an entire nation to invade several other countries reveals an absolute racial prejudice against the capability of the Japanese to make decisions for themselves. By arguing that TR was so easily able to manipulate an entire civilization denies any sort of mental capacity to said civilization. Congratulations Bradley, your subconscious also seems to "follow the sun."
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