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Manifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum America
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- ISBN
- 9780807855812
- Book Title
- Manifest Destiny's Underworld : Filibustering in Antebellum America
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Features
- New Edition
- Genre
- History, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / 19th Century, Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, International Relations / General, Latin America / General, United States / General
- Item Width
- 5.8 in
- Item Weight
- 7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 440 Pages
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This fascinating study sheds new light on antebellum America's notorious "filibusters--the freebooters and adventurers who organized or participated in armed invasions of nations with whom the United States was formally at peace. Offering the first full-scale analysis of the filibustering movement, Robert May relates the often-tragic stories of illegal expeditions into Cuba, Mexico, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and other Latin American countries and details surprising numbers of aborted plots, as well. May investigates why thousands of men joined filibustering expeditions, how they were financed, and why the U.S. government had little success in curtailing them. Surveying antebellum popular media, he shows how the filibustering phenomenon infiltrated the American psyche in newspapers, theater, music, advertising, and literature. Condemned abroad as pirates, frequently in language strikingly similar to modern American denunciations of foreign terrorists, the filibusters were often celebrated at home as heroes who epitomized the spirit of Manifest Destiny.May concludes by exploring the national consequences of filibustering, arguing that the practice inflicted lasting damage on U.S. relations with foreign countries and contributed to the North-South division over slavery that culminated in the Civil War.Robert May offers an imaginative new approach to antebellum America's notorious "filibusters--the adventurers who organized or participated in private military attacks on nations with which the United States was formally at peace. Condemned abroad as pirates, the filibusters were often celebrated at home as heroes who epitomized the spirit of Manifest Destiny. May explains the romantic, mercenary, ideological, and psychological desires that drove thousands of men to join filibustering expeditions; how they were financed; and why the U.S. government had little success in curtailing them. He also reveals the legacy of anti-Americanism that filibustering generated in Latin America, where people regarded the attackers much the way we look upon international terrorists today.
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Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
ISBN-10
0807855812
ISBN-13
9780807855812
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30786370
Product Key Features
Book Title
Manifest Destiny's Underworld : Filibustering in Antebellum America
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
New Edition
Topic
United States / 19th Century, Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General, International Relations / General, Latin America / General, United States / General
Publication Year
2004
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History, Political Science
Number of Pages
440 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Item Weight
7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
2001059831 [E]
Edition Description
New Edition
Reviews
"May has produced his magnum opus. . . . Unquestionably the finest volume yet written on the subject of filibustering." —Civil War History, "May has produced his magnum opus. . . . Unquestionably the finest volume yet written on the subject of filibustering." _ Civil War History, Manifest Destiny's Underworld is a well-researched and thoughtful analysis of a neglected yet important topic of American history. ( North Carolina Historical Review ), [This book] uncovers issues largely ignored by previous scholars and connects filibusterism with the war with Mexico and the Civil War. ( Hispanic American Historical Review ), [This book] uncovers issues largely ignored by previous scholars and connects filibusterism with the war with Mexico and the Civil War. (Hispanic American Historical Review), Manifest Destiny's Underworld is a well-researched and thoughtful analysis of a neglected yet important topic of American history. (North Carolina Historical Review), This is one of those rare books that [combines] an interesting topic and excellent writing. ( Choice ), "May has produced his magnum opus. . . . Unquestionably the finest volume yet written on the subject of filibustering." -- Civil War History, This Is One of Those Rare Books That [Combines] an Interesting Topic and Excellent Writing. (Choice)
Copyright Date
2004
Lccn
2001-059831
Dewey Decimal
973.5
Dewey Edition
21
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