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Freebooters Must Die!

Author : Frederic Rosengarten (Jr.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Freebooters Must Die! written by Frederic Rosengarten (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1855 an American named William Walker invaded Nicaragua with 58 reckless soldiers of fortune. Within a year he took over the government and had himself "declared" president of Nicaragua. Planning to create a vast slave empire in Central America with himself as dictator, Walker challenged the power of Great Britain, the wealth of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the prestige of the president of the United States. He terrorized the five small Central American republics, as he ruthlessly plunged them into a ghastly bloodbath. Walker rose to the height of fame in the years just prior to the Civil War, his name was on every tongue. Frenzied admirers in New Orleans carried him triumphantly on their shoulders as a conquering hero. But he also inspired the fear, hatred, and vengeance of many who opposed him, and at the age of 36 he was executed by a firing squad of barefoot soldiers in Honduras in September 1860.

Princeton Alumni Weekly

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Publisher : princeton alumni weekly
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Princeton Alumni Weekly written by and published by princeton alumni weekly. This book was released on 1976 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Manifest Destiny's Underworld

Author : Robert E. May
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807860403
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Manifest Destiny's Underworld written by Robert E. May and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003-04-03 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating study sheds new light on antebellum America's notorious "filibusters--the freebooters and adventurers who organized or participated in armed invasions of nations with whom the United States was formally at peace. Offering the first full-scale analysis of the filibustering movement, Robert May relates the often-tragic stories of illegal expeditions into Cuba, Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and other Latin American countries and details surprising numbers of aborted plots, as well. May investigates why thousands of men joined filibustering expeditions, how they were financed, and why the U.S. government had little success in curtailing them. Surveying antebellum popular media, he shows how the filibustering phenomenon infiltrated the American psyche in newspapers, theater, music, advertising, and literature. Condemned abroad as pirates, frequently in language strikingly similar to modern American denunciations of foreign terrorists, the filibusters were often celebrated at home as heroes who epitomized the spirit of Manifest Destiny. May concludes by exploring the national consequences of filibustering, arguing that the practice inflicted lasting damage on U.S. relations with foreign countries and contributed to the North-South division over slavery that culminated in the Civil War.

Warship under Sail

Author : Lorraine McConaghy
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295800437
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book Warship under Sail written by Lorraine McConaghy and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ordered to join the Pacific Squadron in 1854, the sloop of war Decatur sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, through the Strait of Magellan to Valparaiso, Honolulu, and Puget Sound, then on to San Francisco, Panama, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, while serving in the Pacific until 1859, the eve of the Civil War. Historian Lorraine McConaghy presents the ship, its officers, and its crew in a vigorous, keenly rendered case study that illuminates the forces shaping America's antebellum navy and foreign policy in the Pacific, from Vancouver Island to Tierra del Fuego. One of only five ships in the squadron, the Decatur participated in numerous imperial adventures in the Far West, enforcing treaties, fighting Indians, suppressing vigilantes, and protecting commerce. With its graceful lines and towering white canvas sails, the ship patrolled the sandy border between ocean and land. Warship under Sail focuses on four episodes in the Decatur's Pacific Squadron mission: the harrowing journey from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Magellan; a Seattle war story that contested American treaties and settlements; participation with other squadron ships on a U.S. State Department mission to Nicaragua; and more than a year spent anchored off Panama as a hospital ship. In a period of five years, more than 300 men lived aboard ship, leaving a rich record of logbooks, medical and punishment records, correspondence, personal journals, and drawings. Lorraine McConaghy has mined these records to offer a compelling social history of a warship under sail. Her research adds immeasurably to our understanding of the lives of ordinary men at sea and American expansionism in the antebellum Pacific West.

A Failed Vision of Empire

Author : Daniel J. Burge
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1496228073
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (962 download)

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Download or read book A Failed Vision of Empire written by Daniel J. Burge and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Failed Vision of Empire examines Manifest Destiny over the nineteenth century by challenging contested moments in the continental expansion of the United States to show that the ideal was not wildly popular, nor did it typically succeed in unifying expansionists"--

By Valor & Arms

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book By Valor & Arms written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Quarterly Review of Military Literature

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Quarterly Review of Military Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Military Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Military Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Professional Journal of the United States Army

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Professional Journal of the United States Army written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The First Louisiana Special Battalion

Author : Gary Schreckengost
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476610762
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The First Louisiana Special Battalion written by Gary Schreckengost and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the little-known Filibuster Wars to the Civil War battlefield of Gaines' Mill, this volume details the fascinating story of one of the South's most colorful military units, the 1st Louisiana Special Battalion, aka Wheat's Tigers. Beginning with a brief look at the Filibuster Wars (a set of military attempts to annex Latin American countries into the United States as slave states), the work takes a close look at the men who comprised Wheat's Tigers: Irish immigrant ship hands, New Orleans dock workers and Filibuster veterans. Commanded by one of the greatest antebellum filibusterers, Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, the Tigers quickly distinguished themselves in battle through their almost reckless bravery, proving instrumental in Southern victories at the battles of Front Royal, Winchester and Port Republic. An in-depth look at Battle of Gaines' Mill, in which Wheat's Tigers suffered heavy casualties, including their commander, completes the story. Appendices provide a compiled roster of the Wheat's Tigers, a look at the 1st Louisiana's uniforms and a copy of Wheat's report about the Battle of Manassas. Never-before-published photographs are also included.

Latino History Day by Day

Author : Caryn E. Neumann
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313396426
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Latino History Day by Day written by Caryn E. Neumann and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title takes a calendrical approach to illuminating the history of Latinos and life in the United States and adds more value than a simple "this day in history" through primary source excerpts and resources for further research. Latino/a history has been relatively slow in gaining recognition despite the population's rich and varied history. Engaging and informative, Latino History Day by Day: A Reference Guide to Events will help address that oversight. Much more than just a "this-day-in-history" list, the guide describes important events in Latino/a history, augmenting many entries with a brief excerpt from a primary document. All entries include two annotated books and websites as key resources for follow up. The day-to-day reference is organized by the 365 days of the year with each day drawing from events that span several hundred years of Latino/a history, from Mexican Americans to Puerto Ricans to Cuban Americans. With this guide in hand, teachers will be able to more easily incorporate Latino/a history into their classes. Students will find the book an easy-to-use guide to the Latino/a past and an ideal starting place for research.

Perspectives on Cormac McCarthy

Author : Edwin T. Arnold
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1578061059
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Cormac McCarthy written by Edwin T. Arnold and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1999 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised edition of a volume praised as the best handbook for an understanding of McCarthy's great works

Encyclopedia of War and American Society

Author : Peter Karsten
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0761930973
Total Pages : 1385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of War and American Society written by Peter Karsten and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

The Right to Rule

Author : Hugh De Santis
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793624097
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book The Right to Rule written by Hugh De Santis and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-01-06 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Right to Rule: American Exceptionalism and the Coming Multipolar World Order, Hugh De Santis explores the evolution of American exceptionalism and its effect on the nation’s relations with the external world. De Santis argues that the self-image of an exceptional, providentially blessed society unlike any other is a myth that pays too little heed to the history that shaped America’s emergence, including its core beliefs and values, which are inheritances from seventeenth-century England. From the republic’s founding to its rise as the world’s preeminent power, American exceptionalism has underpinned the nation’s foreign policy, but it has become an anachronism in the twenty-first century. De Santis argues that, in the emerging multipolar world order, the United States will be one of several powers that determine the structure and rules of international politics, rather than the sole arbiter.

The Age of Lincoln and the Art of American Power, 1848-1876

Author : William Nester
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612346588
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book The Age of Lincoln and the Art of American Power, 1848-1876 written by William Nester and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Abraham Lincoln was among seven presidents who served during the tumultuous years between the end of the Mexican War and the end of the Reconstruction era, history has not been kind to the others: Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant. In contrast, history sees Abraham Lincoln as a giant in character and deeds. During his presidency, he governed brilliantly, developed the economy, liberated four million people from slavery, reunified the nation, and helped enact the Homestead Act, among other accomplishments. He proved to be not only an outstanding commander in chief but also a skilled diplomat, economist, humanist, educator, and moralist. Lincoln achieved that and more because he was a master of the art of American power. He understood that the struggle for hearts and minds was the essence of politics in a democracy. He asserted power mostly by appealing to peopleÆs hopes rather than their fears. All along he tried to shape rather than reflect prevailing public opinions that differed from his own. To that end, he was brilliant at bridging the gap between progressives and conservatives by reining in the former and urging on the latter. His art of power ultimately reflected his unswerving devotion to the Declaration of IndependenceÆs principles and the ConstitutionÆs institutions, or as he so elegantly expressed it, ôto a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.ö

Globalization and Migration

Author : Eliot Dickinson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 144225498X
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Globalization and Migration written by Eliot Dickinson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-07-20 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the intersection between globalization and migration, this powerful text traces a dynamic, contradictory process that has set the world in motion and incorporated millions of migrants into an economic market whose dimensions are unprecedented in human history. Eliot Dickinson emphasizes recent developments in global politics, such as the massive number of refugees from wars in the Middle East who are now seeking asylum in Europe; the “Fortress Europe” mentality illustrated on the Italian island of Lampedusa; the heart-wrenching humanitarian challenge of Mexican and Central American children arriving alone in the United States; and the effects of climate change and environmental destruction on international migration. Today, with the collaboration of compliant governments and elites in the peripheral countries of the Global South, multinational corporations continue to flout regulations, destroy the environment, and take advantage of the large number of displaced, unemployed workers. While globalization is eliminating barriers between countries and making it easier for goods and capital to move around the world, the industrialized countries of the Global North are simultaneously putting up barriers to people and making it harder for them to migrate. This timely and provocative book explains how we have arrived at this paradoxical point in history and critically examines why governments are enacting policies that protect borders instead of people.

Africa, Asia, and South America Since 1800

Author : A. J. H. Latham
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719018770
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Africa, Asia, and South America Since 1800 written by A. J. H. Latham and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference for graduate and undergraduate students presenting the bibliographic details and sometimes describing and evaluating the content of over 5,000 books in English, most published since 1945 and many quite recently, but also some earlier works of enduring importance. A section of works on all three continents is followed by sections on each, which first consider the continent as a whole, then each country, usually by chronological periods and topics such as economics, politics, and society. Indexed only by author and editor, but the table of contents is detailed enough to provide adequate access. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.