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Brute New World: The Rediscovery of Latin America in the Early 19th Century

Brute New World: The Rediscovery of Latin America in the Early 19th Century

Gregory, Desmond

Paperback

Series: Geographers

19th Century United States HistorySouth American History

ISBN10: 1350184543
ISBN13: 9781350184541
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Jan 28 2021
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.53 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
British and American soldiers, naval officers, mining engineers, merchants, businessmen and wealthy travellers flocked to the countries of Latin America following their independence from Spain and Portugal. Most such travellers were entirely ignorant of the continent and expected instant success: easy money, the cheap acquisition of fertile land, military glory or vast mineral wealth. Few of them realized their ambitions, for the overthrow of the old regimes had not brought peace, liberalism and the social conditions in which foreign investment could thrive. To their shock and disgust, they encountered the same civil strife, corruption, squalor and barbarism, religious intolerance and petty jealousies that had prevailed in earlier centuries. The experiences of these travellers, as noted in their diaries, journals and letters, are presented in this book. It should be of interest to modern-day travellers as well as to historians and students of Latin America. A strength of the book is its coverage of political, business and civilian history as well as military life, throughout the continent.

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