- 11 Talk
-
Alfred Thayer Mahan
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alfred Mahan in Southern Victory
Edit
Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was a U.S. Naval officer, author, educator, and a President of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1897. Mahan's place in the pantheon of "great U.S. presidents" was assured when he forced the Confederate States to abandon its proposal to build a canal in Central America.[1]
Mahan was credited with the observation that the main problem with republics is that "over time, the voters are apt to get tired of paying for what their country needs to defend itself."[2]
References
Edit
- ↑ Walk in Hell pg. 550. The fact that Sam Carsten (b. 1891) was a short-pants kid who didn't remember this event gives a narrow window for Mahan's presidency.
- ↑ Blood and Iron, pg. 163.
| Political offices (Southern Victory) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Unknown; last known was James G. Blaine | President of the United States 1889-1897 (?) | Succeeded by Thomas Brackett Reed (?) |
| Preceded by Unknown; last known was Samuel J. Tilden | Democratic Party Presidential Candidate (Southern Victory) 1888, 1892 | Succeeded by Thomas Brackett Reed (?) |
| |||||||||||||||||||