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Empire by invitation : William Walker and Manifest Destiny in Central America /

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 Nicar...

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Main Author:	Gobat, Michel (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Walker, William, > 1824-1860. Filibusters > Nicaragua > History. Manifest Destiny. Nicaragua > History > Filibuster War, 1855-1860. Democratization > Nicaragua > History. United States > Relations > Nicaragua. United States > Relations > Central America. Nicaragua > Relations > United States. Central America > Relations > United States.

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