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The US and China: The Paths not Taken.
John F. McKeon Life presents opportunities, some are seized, some slip by unnoticed, most are missed entirely. In January 1945 Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai were trying to change the existing relationship with the United States. Mao Tse Tung had asked to personally come to Washington and meet with President Roosevelt. Roosevelt never responded. (1) What if Mao and Chou had gone to Washington? Imagine if they had persuaded Roosevelt of the real and growing strength of their
The Bitter and Sweet History of Sugar
John F. McKeon Bethlehem Sugar Factory Workers c 1941 Library of Congress The story of St. Croix is the story of sugar. From 1650...
A Window Into the Past
John F. McKeon I first arrived in St. Croix in 2012. As my wife Stephanie and I share an interest in old churches, our first stop was a...
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