James G. Blaine was one of the leading national political figures
of his day, and probably the most controversial. Intensely
partisan, the dominant leader of the Republican Party, and a major
shaper of national politics for more than a decade, Blaine is
remembered chiefly for his role as architect of the post -- Civil
War GOP and his two periods as secretary of state. He also was the
Republican presidential candidate in the notorious mud-slinging
campaign of 1884. His foreign policy was marked by its activism,
its focus on Latin America, and its attempt to increase U.S.
influence there.
The first full-scale biography of the contentious figure since
1934, James G. Blaine and Latin America asserts that Latin America
lay at the heart of Blaine's foreign policy and his vision for
America. David Healy examines seven major issues that collectively
defined the secretary of state's methods, goals, and views
regarding Latin America and, more broadly, the international role
of the United States. Healy places his explorations within the
larger context of Blaine's ongoing role as a national party leader,
his relations with the presidents under whom he served, and the
responses of his predecessors and successors toward the issues at
hand in Latin America.
The result is a deeper understanding of Blaine's ambitious
vision for his country's international role, his energy and
aggressiveness in moving to achieve that vision, and his effective
efforts to transmit his worldview to the public. Blaine's emphasis
on the importance of Latin America to the United States and his
conviction that his country should be a world power influenced a
new generation of leaders who, at the end of the century, would
gobeyond his goals and usher in a new era.
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