Lester D Langley: 2 books
The Banana Wars
United States Intervention in the Caribbean, 1898–1934
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
The Banana Wars: United States Intervention in the Caribbean, 1898-1934 offers a sweeping panorama of America's tropical empire in the age spanned by the two Roosevelts and a detailed narrative of U.S. military intervention in the Caribbean and Mexico. In this new edition, Professor Langley provides...
The Banana Men
American Mercenaries and Entrepreneurs in Central America, 1880-1930
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2014
Ambitious entrepreneurs, isthmian politicians, and mercenaries who dramatically altered Central America's political culture, economies, and even its traditional social values populate this lively story of a generation of North and Central Americans and their roles in the transformation of Central...