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Finley Peter Dunne was an American author. He had written for the Chicago Post and worked his way up in status. He eventually made it to the position as chief editorial writer. He began to write famous articles that contained a bartender named Mr. Dooley. They were a series of articles that made fun of the higher powered Americans. He was very anti-imperialistic. He was against imperialism “because of the effect it would have on the colonizers, rather than the colonized” (Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War). He didn’t agree with the thoughts of Teddy Roosevelt. Finley believed that the current American government would fall if they focused on other another countries well being. Even though he had criticized high officials, many people enjoyed the articles, keeping the newspapers in business.
 * Finley Peter Dunne **


 * Reasons for Interest: **
 * I was interested in Mr. Dunne since he was a humorist.
 * I wanted to learn more about the things that amused people during this time period.
 * I liked the fact that Finley was different and not a political leader.
 * I also wanted to know more about the anti-imperialistic people.
 * I wanted to figure out some of the real stories behind the anti view points, i.e. the sayings that Finley wrote about the government and life.

** Works Cited ** Cullinane, M. Patrick. "Literature and Anit-Imperialism." antiimperialist.com. Anti-Imperialists, 22 June, 2008. Web. 8 Feb.2012 

Kgenovese73. "Finley Peter Dunne." pressinamerica.com. Press In America, 2010. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. 

Lauter, Paul. "Finley Peter Dunne." cengage.com. Cengage Learning, 2010. Web. 8 Feb. 2012. 

"Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War." Brothersjudd.com. Brothersjudd, 18 Feb. 2003. Web. 8 Feb.2012