Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index.
Contents
Prelude : April 15, 1856 -- Introduction : in the archive of loose leaves -- California in Panama -- The Panama railroad and the conquest of the Gold Rush -- Sovereignty on the isthmus -- "We are not in the United States here" -- U.S. empire and the boundaries of Latin America -- Conclusion : conversations in the Museum of History -- Coda : with dust in our eyes.
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