William Walker's Mexican Adventure
Author | : Charles F. Hamsa |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Americans |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Charles F. Hamsa |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Americans |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nicholas Dagen Bloom |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2006-05-09 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 074256942X |
Moving beyond the tequila-soaked clichés of Mexican tourism, this multifaceted book explores the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II. The authors trace Mexico's growing role as an important refuge for Americans seeking not only sun and fun but an alternative cultural and social model. Delving into the rich and varied worlds of political exiles, students, art dealers, retiree/artist colonies, and tourist zones, this work illustrates why large numbers of Americans have been irresistibly drawn to Mexico. Specialists in literature, anthropology, history, and geography bring their unique perspectives to the stories of these migrants, offering a fascinating interpretation to all those interested in modern Mexican history, border studies, tourism, and retirement in Mexico.
Author | : Scott Martelle |
Publisher | : Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2018-11-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1613737327 |
In the decade before the onset of the Civil War, groups of Americans engaged in a series of longshot—and illegal—forays into Mexico, Central America, Cuba, and other countries, in hopes of taking them over. Known as military filibusters, the goal was to seize territory to create new independent fiefdoms, which would ultimately be annexed by the still-growing United States. Most failed miserably. William Walker was the outlier. Short, slender, and soft-spoken with no military background—he trained as a doctor before becoming a lawyer and then a newspaper editor—Walker was an unlikely leader of rough-hewn men and adventurers. But in 1856 he managed to install himself as president of Nicaragua. William Walker's Wars is a story of greedy dreams and ambitions, the fate of nations and personal fortunes, and the dark side of Manifest Destiny. This little-remembered story from US history is a cautionary tale of all who dream of empire.
Author | : Robert Anderson Wilson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1856 |
Genre | : Mexico |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 686 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Adventure stories |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William Walker |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1860 |
Genre | : Nicaragua |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William W. Carpenter (of Etna, New York.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Noel Bertram Gerson |
Publisher | : Thomas Nelson Publishers |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Biography of the adventurer who was the President of Nicaragua 1856-1857.
Author | : Don Young |
Publisher | : Hunter Publishing, Inc |
Total Pages | : 283 |
Release | : 2009-10 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 158843091X |
This upbeat guide to Southern California covers where to take in a baseball game, rollerblade the boardwalks, browse an art festival, people watch at the beach, sport fish near offshore islands or see world-class performances by street entertainers. A spe
Author | : Robert L. Scheina |
Publisher | : Potomac Books, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 611 |
Release | : 2003-01-31 |
Genre | : TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING |
ISBN | : 1597974773 |
Robert ScheinaÆs latest book, drawn upon years of research, lecturing, and teaching in the field, is a groundbreaking and definitive study of Latin American military history. Despite the pivotal role of wars in U.S. history, few in the United States under.