“The Most Just and Proper Revolution”
Subject(s): Amador Guerrero, Manuel, 1833-1909, Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940, Colombia, Cromwell, William Nelson, 1854-1948, Gompers, Samuel, 1850-1924, Hay, John, 1838-1905, Hubbard, John, 1849-1932, Huertas, Esteban, 1876-1943, Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948, Miller, William A., 1850-, Mitchell, John, 1870-1919, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947, New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Obaldia, Jose Domingo de, 1845-1910, Panama, Presidents--Biography, Presidents--Books and reading, Revolution (Panama : 1903), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Shaler, James R. (James Riddle), 1831-1910, Shaw, Albert, 1857-1947, Straus, Oscar S. (Oscar Solomon), 1850-1926, Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921
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In a chapter titled “A Most Just and Proper Revolution,” taken from the second volume of his biography of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, Edmund Morris details the machinations in Washington, D.C. and Panama that resulted in the revolution against Colombian rule on the Isthmus and the establishment of the independent nation of Panama. Morris describes the careful actions and words of administration figures like Roosevelt and Secretary of State John Hay, and he charts the movement of ships of the United States Navy sent in support of the insurrection. Morris adds to his Panama narrative interludes about the November 1903 elections in the United States, Roosevelt’s visit to Sagamore Hill, and his compilation of a reading list.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2001
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Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
35
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Image
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
“The Most Just and Proper Revolution”. [December 11, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308739. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Morris, Edmund. “The Most Just and Proper Revolution”. [11 Dec. 2025]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308739.
APA:
Morris, Edmund., [2025, December 11]. “The Most Just and Proper Revolution”.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308739.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
