American Policy in Nicaragua: The Lasting Legacy

by Henry L. Stimson

Book Overview

Perhaps the most illuminating document ever published on American foreign policy in Nicaragua, this book represents a full spectrum of critical perspectives.

The first is that of Henry Stimson, whose memoirs as a special envoy to Nicaragua were first published in 1927. They are reprinted here in their entirety, together with a critical reaction by the New York Times. Then as now, we read about a president named Chamorro, a revolutionary named...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558760377
• ISBN13: 9781558760370
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

a few reviws for American policy in Nicaragua

"The documents here are rich and relevant . . . The volume deserves a place in any library with Latin American studies materials." -Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies " . . . The only role assumed by our Government forces was that of a policeman. . . . But the lot of a policeman on foreign soil is not a happy one." -New York Times on the results of Stimson's mission "It was a disastrous mistake to underestimate Sandino and a catastrophic mistake to be taken in by Somoza." -Alan Brinkley quoting the Stimson biographer, Hodgson.