So Many Precious Books, So Little Time: Audiobook Giveaway: The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 by Evan Thomas

Friday, May 14, 2010

Audiobook Giveaway: The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 by Evan Thomas

Thanks to Anna Balasi of Hachette Books, I am giving away up to 3 copies of this unabridged audiobook.

Book Description:

On February 15, 1898, the USS Maine exploded in the Havana Harbor. Although there was no evidence that the Spanish were responsible, yellow newspapers such as William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal

As Evan Thomas reveals in his rip-roaring history of those times, the hunger for war had begun years earlier. Depressed by the "closing" of the Western frontier and embracing theories of social Darwinism, a group of warmongers that included a young Teddy Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge agitated loudly and incessantly that the United States exert its influence across the seas. These hawks would transform American foreign policy and, when Teddy ascended to the presidency, commence with a devastating war without reason, concocted within the White House--a bloody conflict that would come at tremendous cost.

Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched, THE WAR LOVERS is the story of six men at the center of a transforming event in U.S. history: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, McKinley, William James, and Thomas Reed, and confirms once more than Evan Thomas is a popular historian of the first rank. whipped Americans into frenzy by claiming that Spain's "secret infernal machine" had destroyed the battleship. Soon after, the blandly handsome and easily influenced President McKinley declared war, sending troops not only to Cuba but also to the Philippines, Spain's sprawling colony on the other side of the world.

The number of entrants to this giveaway will determine how many copies of this book I will giveaway:

1-10 entrants= 1

11-20 entrants= 2

21 or more entrants= 3

Here are the rules:

1. For one entry, leave a comment. Please be sure to include your email address (if it isn't available in your profile), so that I can contact you if you win. If I can't find your email either in the comments or your profile, you will be disqualified!

2. For two more entries, post about this giveaway on your blog and leave link to your blog post in the comments. You will also get an entry for each person who tells me that they learned about this
giveaway from you.

3. For another 5 more entries: Become a Follower of my blog or subscribe to my blog through Google Reader or other subscription service. If you are already a subscriber or follower you still get the five extra entries! Please do not comment that you are a follower five times! I will give you the extra entries myself. I will delete any extra entries that you make as it will just confuse me when I go to pick the winners.

Sorry, the giveaway is only open US and Canadian residents only.

The winner’s mailing address: NO P.O. Boxes.

Only one entry per household/IP address.

This giveaway will end on Friday, May 28th at 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email, so remember to include your email address in the comments, if it isn't available in your profile! Winners must respond within three days or will be disqualified.

Posted by Teddy Rose at 12:30 AM

Labels: My Past Giveaways

38 comments:

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traveler said... May 14, 2010 at 6:17 AM

Please enter me.

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bermudaonion said... May 14, 2010 at 6:48 AM

Sounds like a good one!

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Shelley said... May 14, 2010 at 7:54 AM

I love audios and this is a period of history I really want to learn more about. Thanks for hosting the giveaway. I follow through Google reader and bloglines.

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Tina said... May 14, 2010 at 8:01 PM

Please enter me and thanks for hosting!

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Just Mom said... May 14, 2010 at 8:09 PM

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Carrie Callaghan said... May 15, 2010 at 12:47 PM

This sounds like it will be a great read/listen! Thanks for entering my name in your giveaway.

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Denny, Alaska said... May 15, 2010 at 5:26 PM

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Anonymous said... May 16, 2010 at 1:26 PM

I am totally enthralled with this period in history and the way our leaders led their lives. This book would would just expand on my prior knowledge of the personal lives of our leaders. Please enter me in the giveaway.

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I would love to win this in Audio Book as I am really enjoying them of late.

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