The Rise and Fall of the Paraguayan Republic, 1800-1870 (Paperback)

Paraguay plays a very small role in the modern world, but for part of the nineteenth century it was a significant regional force. Between 1800 and 1865 it changed from an imperial backwater into a dynamic, dictator-led, financially sound nation. Then came the terrible War of the Triple Alliance, and by 1870 Paraguay had virtually been destroyed. John Hoyt Williams re-creates the era's people, places, and events in rich detail and a vigorous style, but this is much more than a mere narrative. His archival research in Paraguay and several other countries enables him to offer new facts and interpretations, correct a number of misapprehensions, and explode a few myths. He also provides the clearest, most objective portraits available of the three extraordinary men who ruled Paraguay during this time: Dr. Jose Gaspar de Francia, "El Supremo"; Carlos Antonio Lopez, "the Corpulent Despot"; and Lopez's flamboyant son Francisco Solano Lopez. Discussions of social, economic, and cultural conditions round out a masterly account of a remarkable historical period.

General

Imprint:	University Of Texas Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	LLILAS Latin American Monograph Series
Release date:	August 1979
First published:	1979
Authors:	John Hoyt Williams
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-0-292-77017-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-292-77017-0
Barcode:	9780292770171

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