Honor in the DustBy: Gregg Jones Fascinating.New York Times Book Review Well written.The Boston Globe Extraordinary.The Christian Science Monitor A compelling page turner.Adam Hochschild On the eve of a new century, an up and coming Theodore Roosevelt set out to transform the U. S. into a major world power. The Spanish American War would forever change America's standing in global affairs, and drive the young nation into its own imperial showdown in the Philippines.