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Schemers and Dreamers: Filibustering in Mexico, 1848-1921
Joseph A. Stout Jr.
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Hardcover. In the mid-19th century, various groups formed north of the border to invade Mexico. They were called filibusters. The Mexican government saw these invasions as a threat to sovereignty. In this book, Joseph A. Stout focuses on the more elusive members of these groups. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
In the mid-nineteenth century various groups formed north of the border to invade Mexico. They were called filibusters (from the Dutch vribuiter, meaning pirate or free booty). The Mexican government saw these invasions as a threat to sovereignty. To Mexico it was significant that the groups recruited, organized, and plotted their entradas from the United States in full view of the U.S. government even as newspapers in both countries published dozens of articles about the endeavors. There were many types of filibusters, from small groups of cutthroats who were satisfied with raiding and stealing, to those whose goal was to ... Read more
In the mid-nineteenth century various groups formed north of the border to invade Mexico. They were called filibusters (from the Dutch vribuiter, meaning pirate or free booty). The Mexican government saw these invasions as a threat to sovereignty. To Mexico it was significant that the groups recruited, organized, and plotted their entradas from the United States in full view of the U.S. government even as newspapers in both countries published dozens of articles about the endeavors. There were many types of filibusters, from small groups of cutthroats who were satisfied with raiding and stealing, to those whose goal was to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Fort Worth, United States
ISBN
9780875652580
SKU
V9780875652580
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About Joseph A. Stout Jr.
Joseph A. Stout, Jr. a professor of history at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, is the author of Border Conflict: Villistas, Carrancistas and the Punitive Expedition, 1915-1920, published by TCU Press in 1999.
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