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Dark days in Chile; an account of the revolution of 1891

Dark days in Chile; an account of the revolution of 1891

H. Hervey, Maurice

Paperback

General Military HistoryGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 9353800463
ISBN13: 9789353800468
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 350
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.78 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Chile in 1891 is not a distant headline but a lived crisis. A nation breaks in two. In Dark Days in Chile, Maurice H. Hervey records the upheaval of the 1891 Chilean Revolution with the immediacy of a historical nonfiction narrative and the steadiness of a political history chronicle, capturing how power, loyalty, and survival collide when institutions fail. Written close to events, this account follows the Chilean Civil War as a contest of principles as much as arms: competing claims of authority, the pressure of public opinion, and the real cost of revolutionary politics in Chile. Hervey balances vivid scene-setting with careful attention to what the conflict meant for 19th century Chile and for South American politics in the 1890s, making the book both gripping for general readers and invaluable for Latin American history students. For anyone tracing Latin American revolutions history, it stands as a research reference edition in spirit: a primary source history reprint that helps anchor modern understanding in contemporary testimony, alongside other civil war eyewitness accounts. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today; a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Add it to a classic-history shelf, or turn to it when you want a sharper, more human view of revolution than summaries can offer.

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