Manifest Destiny's Underworld: Filibustering in Antebellum America

by Robert E. May

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807855812
• ISBN13: 9780807855812
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.9"