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Santa Anna of Mexico [electronic resource] / Will Fowler.

Fowler, Will, 1966- (Author).

Summary:

The Santa Anna is an intelligent, dynamic, yet reluctant leader, ingeniously deceptive at times, courageous and patriotic at others. This book provides a picture of Santa Anna's life, with new insights into his activities in his bailiwick of Veracruz and in his numerous military engagements.

Record details

ISBN: 9780803256460 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0803256469 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxvi, 501 p.)
Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2007.

Content descriptions

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-475) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Between the volcano and the sea, 1794-1810 -- An officer and a gentleman, 1810-1821 -- Liberator of Veracruz, founder of the Republic, 1821-1823 -- The making of a caudillo, 1823-1832 -- A federalist on the periphery, 1823-1825 -- Among the Jarochos, 1825-1828 -- General of tricks, 1828-1832 -- The return of the phoenix, 1832-1841 -- The absentee president, 1832-1835 -- The warrior president, 1835-1837 -- The landowner president, 1837-1841 -- A road paved with good intentions, 1841-1848 -- The Santanista Project, 1841-1844-- Our man in Havana, 1844-1846 -- The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848-- The autumn of the patriarch, 1849-1876 --The man who would be king, 1849-1855 -- The general in his labyrinth, 1856-1876 -- "A Good Mexican."
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.