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Empire by Invitation

- William Walker and Manifest Destiny in Central America

Om Empire by Invitation

Michel Gobat traces the first U.S. overseas empire to William Walker, a believer in the nation's manifest destiny to spread not only westward but abroad. In the 1850s Walker and a band of expansionists migrated to Nicaragua to free the masses from allegedly despotic elites. But what began with promises of liberation devolved into a reign of terror.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674737495
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 384
  • Utgitt:
  • 2 April 2018
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 243x164x39 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 746 g.
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Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 23 juli 2024

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Michel Gobat traces the first U.S. overseas empire to William Walker, a believer in the nation's manifest destiny to spread not only westward but abroad. In the 1850s Walker and a band of expansionists migrated to Nicaragua to free the masses from allegedly despotic elites. But what began with promises of liberation devolved into a reign of terror.

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