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Empire by Invitation: William Walker and Manifest Destiny in Central America

Empire by Invitation: William Walker and Manifest Destiny in Central America

Gobat, Michel

Hardcover

Central American HistoryCivil War Period (1850-1877)Other Wars

ISBN10: 0674737490
ISBN13: 9780674737495
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Published: Apr 1 2018
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.40
Language: English

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 Nicaragua determined to forge a tropical empire of liberty. His quest to free Central American masses from allegedly despotic elites initially enjoyed strong local support from liberal Nicaraguans who hoped U.S.-style democracy and progress would spread across the land. As Walker's group of filibusters proceeded to help Nicaraguans battle the ruling conservatives, their seizure of power electrified the U.S. public and attracted some 12,000 colonists, including moral reformers. But what began with promises of liberation devolved into a reign of terror. After two years, Walker was driven out.

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