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Empire and revolution: the Americans in Mexico since the Civil War
John Mason Hart
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Cover
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Acknowledgment
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Copyright and Permissions
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Dedication
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Epigraph
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Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Frontispiece
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Introduction Imperial Ambition
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Part I The Rise of American Influence, 1865-1876
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Chapter 1 Arms and Capital
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Intro
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Arms for Mexico
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Plans for a Capitalist Economy
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The Richest Man in Texas
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Distrust and Animosity
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Power of the Plenipotentiary
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The Concessionaires
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Politics of Subjugation
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Culture Joins Capital
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Conclusion
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Chapter 2 Rival Concessionaires
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Intro
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Concessions Gained
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The Race to Mexico City
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A Legacy of Conflict
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Díaz's Revolution
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Conclusion
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Part II The Díaz Regime, 1876-1910
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Chapter 3 Ubiquitous Financiers
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Intro
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Recognizing the New Regime
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A New Era of American Influence
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Preeminent Financier
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A Great Game
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Financial Bonds with Britain
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The Panama Project
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The First Global Bank
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Interlinking Operations
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Conclusion
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Chapter 4 Building the Railroads
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Intro
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New Concessions
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The Limits of Private Capital
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Reaching Mexico City
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Consolidation
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Conclusion
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Chapter 5 Silver, Copper, Gold, and Oil
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Intro
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The Mexican Comstock
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Mining Impresarios
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High Technology and Danger Pay
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Forming a Copper Trust
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The Strength of Foreign Interests
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The Oilmen
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Transitory Benefits
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Conclusion
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Chapter 6 Absentee Landlords
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Intro
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Denouncing the Land
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Surveying Rural Mexico
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Corruption and Chicanery
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Control from Afar
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Ignorance and Arrogance
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Coffee, Sugar, and Rubber
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Contested Profits
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Defrauding American Investors
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Conclusion
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Chapter 7 Resident American Elite
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Intro
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The McCaughan Investment Company
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Commerce and Industry
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Opportunity and Antagonism
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Discrepancies of Wealth and Power
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A Woman's Perspective
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A Tradition of Inequity
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Mexican Labor on American Plantations
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Cooperation in Campeche
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Conclusion
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Chapter 8 Boomers, Sooners, and Settlers
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Intro
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An Influx of Immigrants
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Mormon Colonies
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Colonies in Urban Settings
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Promoting the Land for Colonization
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Profitable Vice and Wholesome Occupations
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The Transformation of Mexico
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Prelude to Revolution
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Conclusion
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Part III The Years of Revolution, 1910-1940
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Chapter 9 Mexico for the Mexicans
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Intro
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Americans Caught in the Middle
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No Free Labor
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Rise of the Orozquistas
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Attacks against the Estates
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The Fate of Settlers and Colonists
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International Syndicates
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Carranza's Revolution
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Conclusion
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Chapter 10 Interventions and Firestorms
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Intro
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The Invasion of Veracruz
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Forming the Alliance against Germany
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Revolutionary Nationalism
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Violence near the Border
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The Punitive Expedition
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Black Gold
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Close of an Era
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Conclusion
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Chapter 11 Crisis in the New Regime
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Intro
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An Era of Reform
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Seizures and Foreclosures
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A Renewed Attack on Laguna
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Losing Everything
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Labor Disputes and the Cristero War
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Paracaidistas, Dives, and Bistros
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Altering the Image of the Revolution
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Conclusion
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Chapter 12 Nationalization of Land and Industry
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Intro
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Sweeping Out the Americans
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Gaining Control of Coasts and Borders
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Confrontation in Campeche
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Reform in Chihuahua
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Further Foreclosures
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Mineral Losses
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Growing Closer
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Conclusion
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Part IV The Reencounter, 1940-2000
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Chapter 13 Cooperation and Accommodation
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Intro
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Last Days for Laguna
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Strategic Acapulco
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A Working Relationship with American Industry
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New Resilience for American Interests
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Continuing Agrarian Challenges
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The Cuban Crisis
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The Integration of Popular Culture
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Conclusion
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Chapter 14 Return of the American Financiers
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Intro
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American Capital and Mexican Debt
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Free Trade
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Collapse and Bailout
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American Maquiladoras
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Return of the Zapatistas
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Drugs, Thugs, and Law Enforcement
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Conclusion
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Chapter 15 Mexico in the New World Order
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Intro
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Benefits of a Debacle
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The Neo-Porfirian Economy
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Pemex and National Ownership
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Profits from Labor and Land
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Resources on the Endangered List
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Powerful Foreigners and Domestic Elites
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Maneuvers in Chiapas
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Culture and Religion
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Conclusion
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Conclusion Imperial America
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Endpiece
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Appendix 1. Partial List of American Landholdings and Ownership in Mexico, 100,000 Acres and More, 1910-1913
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Appendix 2 Partial List of American Properties of More Than 100,000 Acres or of Special Significance, Derived via Government Portions of Land Surveys or from the Land Survey Companies, 1876-1910
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Appendix 3 American Banking Syndicates Formed to Render Financial Support to Britain and Her Allies during World War I, September 1914-April 1917
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Notes on Archival Sources
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Abbreviations
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Notes
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Introduction. Imperial Ambition
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Chapter 1. Arms and Capital
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Chapter 2. Rival Concessionaires
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Chapter 3. Ubiquitous Financiers
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Chapter 4. Building the Railroads
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Chapter 5. Silver, Copper, Gold, and Oil
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Chapter 6. Absentee Landlords
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Chapter 7. Resident American Elite
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Chapter 8. Boomers, Sooners, and Settlers
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Chapter 9. Mexico for the Mexicans
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Chapter 10. Interventions and Firestorms
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Chapter 11. Crisis in the New Regime
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Chapter 12. Nationalization of Land and Industry
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Chapter 13. Cooperation and Accommodation
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Chapter 14. Return of the American Financiers
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Chapter 15. Mexico in the New World Order
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Conclusion. Imperial America
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Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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Bibliography
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List of Sources Cited
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[No head in print version]
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Memoirs
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Interviews
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Newspapers, Magazines, and Websites
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Secondary Sources
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Books
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Articles and Chapters
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Unpublished Works
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Documents
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Index
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About the Author
HEB Id | Title | Authors | Publication Information |
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heb02282.0001.001 | American Political and Economic Penetration of Mexico, 1877-1920. | Davids, Jules. | New York: Arno Press, 1976. |
The Secret War in Mexico: Europe, the United States and the Mexican Revolution. | Katz, C. Friedrich. | Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981. | |
Mexico Frente Los Estato Unidos: Un ensayo historico, 1776-1980. | Meyer, Lorenzo, and Josefina Vazquez de Zoraida. | Mexico City: El Colegio de México, A.C., 1981. | |
heb02285.0001.001 | War, Diplomacy, and Development: The United States and Mexico, 1938-1954. | Niblo, Stephen R. | New York: Scholarly Resources, Inc., 1995. |
heb02286.0001.001 | On the Rim of Mexico: Encounters of the Rich and Poor. | Ruiz, Ramón Eduardo. | New York: Perseus Books Group, 1998. |
heb02287.0001.001 | Dollars over Dominion: The Triumph of Liberalism in Mexican-United States Relations, 1861-1867. | Schoonover, Thomas David. | Lafayette: Louisiana State University Press, 1978. |
heb02288.0001.001 | The Silver Magnet: Fifty Years in a Mexican Silver Mine. | Shepherd, Grant. | New York: Dutton, 1938. |
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