America's Transatlantic Turn Theodore Roosevelt and the "Discovery" of Europe

The central argument of this collection of essays is that Theodore Roosevelt's unique combination of personal, cultural, intellectual and diplomatic links to Europe, along with his goal of establishing a more prominent role for the United States in international politics, enabled him to lay the foundations for the modern U.S.-European relations. The contributors draw upon both traditional scholarship rooted in high politics, and the more recent interest in cultural and intellectual links, to build their case. Their essays encompass: TR's formative experiences and his ideas about imperialism; the challenges presented by partisan politics and debates about immigration; bilateral relations with the key great powers, France, Germany, and Great Britain; his post-Presidential career, including a trip to Europe in 1910 and the role he played in debates about World War I.

Hans Krabbendam is an assistant director of the Roosevelt Study Center, Middelburg, the Netherlands. John M. Thompson is a lecturer at the Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland.