Chasteen, John Charles,  1955- <br/><br/>
Americanos :  Latin America's struggle for independence / 
John Charles Chasteen. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2008. 
 - x, 218 p. :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
 - Pivotal moments in world history .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Why Americanos? --  Discovering Amèrica, 1799-1805 -- Pillars of the crown, 1806-1810 --  Not-so-civil wars, 1810-1812 --  A lost cause?, 1812-1815 --  Independence won,1816-1824 --  Nation-building begins, 1824-1850 -- The legacy endures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195178814 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007028595 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Latin America--History--Autonomy and independence movements.<br/>Latin America--History--Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.<br/>Latin America--History--1830-1898.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F1412  / .C48 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>980