Fatal Glory: Narciso Lopez and the First Clandestine U.S. War Against Cuba
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Until now, the story of Narciso Lopez's daring invasions of Cuba has remained one of the great lost sagas of American history. Wildly famous during the mid-nineteenth century as the leader of a filibuster, a clandestine army, Lopez led the first armed challenge to Spain's long domination over Cuba. While U.S. historians have tended to view Lopez as an agent of pre-Civil War southern expansionism, Tom Chaffin reveals a broader, more complicated picture. Although many southerners did assist Lopez, the web of intrigue that sustained his conspiracy also included New York City, steamship magnates, penny press editors, Cuban industrialists, and nothern Democratic urban bosses. Drawn from archives in both the United States and Cuba and enlivened by first-person accounts and reports from federal "special agents" assigned to spy on Lopez, Fatal Glory holds appeal for both scholars and the general reader with an interest in Cuba, U.S. foreign policy, or the U.S. sectional crisis of the 1850s.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0813916739
ISBN13:9780813916736
Release Date:October 1996
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:282 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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Interesting read on a little known topic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Before I start, I want to state that I have seen another review on the internet that was not favorable towards this book, but that reviewer has far more expertise on this subject than I will ever have. That said, I did find Chaffin's book to be an informative read on a little known topic in American and Cuban history (far less known in the former country than the latter). Anyone with a passing interest in Cuban history, or filibustering will enjoy Chaffin's writing style. I would recommend this title.
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