The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 is a 2010 nonfiction book by Evan Thomas that follows five prominent Americans in the lead-up to and during the Spanish–American War of 1898. It centers around Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Brackett Reed, Henry Cabot Lodge, William James, and William Randolph Hearst. [1]
Critical reception
Ronald Steel, writing in The New York Times, concluded that "Thomas has illuminated, in a compulsively readable style, a critical moment in American history. This is a book that, with its style and panache, is hard to forget and hard to put down." [1] Kirkus Reviews called it "A lively, well rounded look at politics and personalities in late 19th century America." [2] The Christian Science Monitor determined: "Altogether readable, The War Lovers engagingly conveys what happened in this consequential period." [3] In the Naval War College Review, the book was called a "captivating chronicle". [4]
References
- ^ a b Steel, Ronald (2010-04-21). "Theodore Roosevelt, Empire Builder". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ "The War Lovers". Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "The War Lovers". Christian Science Monitor. 2010-05-19. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ Bracknell, Robert Gray (Spring 2011). "The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898". Naval War College Review. 64: 153–155.