Eyes on the Stars and Feet on the Ground

The Foreign Policy of Theodore Roosevelt

Eyes on the Stars and Feet on the Ground cover

Eyes on the Stars and Feet on the Ground

The Foreign Policy of Theodore Roosevelt

Quantity
In stock
$49.95 RRP $55.50 Website price saving $5.55 (10%)

Description

“Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground” reads a plaque near the gravesite of Theodore Roosevelt, America’s 26th president. During his tumultuous seven and a half years in the White House, Roosevelt boasted that his administration had combined ideals and reality to take a leading role in maintaining global peace.

In this book, the late Howard Jones, one of the most distinguished historians of American foreign relations of his generation, highlights the path to peace that Roosevelt had begun to develop shortly before becoming president and tried to implement throughout his White House tenure. For his efforts to end the Russo-Japanese War, he was the first American, and one of only two twentieth century presidents, to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. By exploring the influence of Roosevelt’s private life on his public service, Jones presents a broader understanding that will appeal to readers beyond specialists in US foreign relations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Prologue: Obstacle Walk—from “black care” to the White House

Chapter 1: Securing the “American” Hemisphere

Chapter 2: Long Live the Republic of Panama! Long Live President Roosevelt!

Chapter 3: Union of the Oceans

Chapter 4: Adventures in Statecraft—from Alaska to the Caribbean

Chapter 5: Road to Port Arthur and the Russo-Japanese War

Chapter 6: Peace at Portsmouth

Chapter 7: Navigating Turbulent Japanese Waters

Chapter 8: Algeciras—A Seat at the Table

Epilogue: It Is Not Having Been in the Dark House, But Having Left It, That Counts

Bibliography

Product details

Published Mar 12 2025
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 376
ISBN 9798881801892
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Illustrations 9 BW Photos
Dimensions 229 x 152 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Related Titles

Environment: Staging