Empire by invitation : William Walker and Manifest Destiny in Central America /

Empire by invitation : William Walker and Manifest Destiny in Central America /

Michel Gobat traces the untold story of the rise and fall of the first U.S. overseas empire to William Walker, a believer in the nation's manifest destiny to spread its blessings not only westward but abroad as well. In the 1850s, Walker and a small group of U.S. expansionists migrated to Nicar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gobat, Michel (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Walker, William, > 1824-1860.
Filibusters > Nicaragua > History.
Manifest Destiny.
Democratization > Nicaragua > History.
Nicaragua > History > Filibuster War, 1855-1860.
United States > Relations > Nicaragua.
United States > Relations > Central America.
Nicaragua > Relations > United States.
Central America > Relations > United States.

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