United States-Latin American relations, 1800-1850

Book excerpt: "This collection surveys U.S. relations with Central America, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, and Chile during the first half of the 19th century, [and] the detailed country-by-country analysis serves well to demonstrate patterns in early U.S. diplomacy.""--Choice" "This collection reveals the role of personalities in U.S.-Latin American relations (most often U.S. diplomats, but also Latin American politicians and diplomats), the recurring issue of trade and trade treaties, the inescapable role of European nations in early 19th-century Latin America, [and] the repeated reference to ideology; the essays convey bilateral narratives.""--The Americas ""Judiciously written . . . fresh and well-documented essays.""--Journal of American History