| Description |
1 online resource (256 pages) |
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Latin American silhouettes |
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Latin American silhouettes.
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| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Los López, Father and Son, Family and Nation; 3 Francisco Visits Europe and New Departures for Paraguay; 4 López's War: Diplomacy, Combat, and Honor; 5 López Invaded; 6 The Final Agonies; 7 The López Legacy; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
The first serious biography of Francisco Solano L-pez in English for decades, this richly researched book tells the dramatic story of Paraguay's most notorious ruler. Despite the heroic stature he gained after his death, L-pez was a monumentally flawed leader who made the disastrous decisions in 1864 and 1865 to invade Brazil and Argentina, initiating the most devastating interstate conflict in South American history. Drawing on a trove of primary sources, James Saeger offers a critical analysis of Paraguayan politics and L-pez's life and erratic rule in this meticulous study |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
López, Francisco Solano, 1827-1870.
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| SUBJECT |
López, Francisco Solano, 1827-1870 fast |
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López, Francisco Solano, 1827-1870. nli |
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Presidents -- Paraguay -- Biography
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America.
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Presidents
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Presidents -- Paraguay -- Biography.
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Paraguay.
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Dictatorship.
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Heads of State and Heads of government.
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Political history.
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History.
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Biographies, memoirs and correspondance.
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| SUBJECT |
Paraguay -- History -- 1811-1870. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097781
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Paraguay
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Paraguay -- History -- 1811-1870.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007000925 |
| ISBN |
9780742580565 |
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0742580563 |
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1299850316 |
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9781299850316 |
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