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A 6 page analysis and summation of the major points in Richard H. Collin's book 'Theodore Roosevelt's Caribbean.' The writer argues that Collin offers a new perspective, constituting a new historiography, on the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, one that sees his era in terms of the context of that time, rather then interpreting it in terms of events that came later. No additional sources cited.
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rather then interpreting it in terms of events that came later. No additional sources cited. 00tedroo.rtf Richard H. Collin/ "Theodore Roosevelts Caribbean" ? July, 2000
? properly! As historian Robert H. Collin has noted, from the moment that Panamas revolution in 1903 became known in the
United States, the focus of investigation has been to find the "untold story of Panama," that is, the ways in which Theodore Roosevelt may have influenced or directed that revolution,
thereby proving American complicity (xii). Therefore, historiography has traditionally ignored the role played by Marroquin, the acting president of Colombia, who violently opposed all signs of modern development in
Latin America. In his book, "Theodore Roosevelts Caribbean," Collin attempts to correct this situation by offering a historiography of this era that takes an entirely different slant on the
occurrences of that time. The motivating premise of Collins book is that Roosevelt and the situation in Latin America must be viewed in the context of that era. Rather then
imposing the facts of later history on that time, Roosevelt and his actions should be judged within the context of that era alone?the era of Kaiser Wilhelm, John Tyler Morgan,
Jose Marroquin, J.P. Morgan and William Randolph Hearst (xv). In arguing that historians "need to work more closely with events of that time, not of our time" (xiv), Collin
makes his points exceedingly well. An examination of his argument will leave the reader with no reasonable choice but to agree with Collins overall approach and to realize that Collin
has irrevocably changed the way that the era of Teddy Roosevelt should be examined. Collin begins his argument by outlining the political context of the Western Hemisphere at the
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