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The Grandchildren of Solano López: Frontier and Nation in Paraguay, 1904-1936

The Grandchildren of Solano López: Frontier and Nation in Paraguay, 1904-1936

Chesterton, Bridget María

Hardcover

South American History

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ISBN10: 0826353487
ISBN13: 9780826353481
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: Oct 1 2013
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.70
Language: English

Paraguay's Chaco frontier, one of the least known areas in one of the least known countries in South America, became the unexpected scene of the bloodiest international war in the Americas, the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia (1932-35).

A picture postcard from the Chaco War era shows a large heart, emblazoned with the word Paraguayo, pumping its way through the flat dusty wilderness of the Chaco and leaving a zigzag trail of smashed Bolivian forts and soldiers along the way. This visual propaganda shows why the Paraguayans were sure they would win the war: they were brave, passionate soldiers. They considered themselves invincible descendants of the great hero of the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-70), Marshal Francisco Solano López (El Mariscal).

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