Politics of War : The Story of Two Wars Which Altered Forever the Political Life of the American Republic

First published by Harper & Row in 1979, this work explores the connections between the domestic politics of the American "age of reform" and the increasingly ambitious foreign policy of the United States in the years 1890 to 1920. Author Karp sees this history as the story of the defeat and obliteration of "the last great struggle in America to maintain a genuinely free republic--a republic free of oligarchy, monopoly, and private power." Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)