![]() ![]() mainland.īROOKE GLADSTONE And the origins of the American Empire lie in the so-called Guano Islands in the Carribbean.ĭANIEL IMMERWAHR I asked some historian friends what do you think is the worst job in the 19th century to have and I think I can now say with confidence guano mining is the worst.īROOKE GLADSTONE America’s holdings then expanded to include Samoa, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and elsewhere, despite the claims of many a US president. flag flying overhead it was more likely that you were living in a colony or occupied zone than you were actually living on the U.S. BROOKE GLADSTONE: On this week’s On the Media, we continue our probe of the American Frontier with a look at how the map of the US we grew up with has never shown us our true selves.ĭANIEL IMMERWAHR If you looked up, at the end of 1945, and you saw a U.S. ![]()
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