Under the big stick : Nicaragua and the United States since, 1848

Few People In The Us Are Aware That We Have Intervened More Persistently In Nicaragua Than In Any Other Country In The Hemisphere Except Mexico And Cuba, Whose Geographic Proximity To The United States Has Historically Put Them In A Special Category. Today's Confrontation Between The Us And Nicaragua Did Not Begin In 1979; It Is But The Latest Chapter In A Story That Began More Than 130 Years Ago. - P. [vii]. Two Americas -- The Path Of Destiny -- Adventures On The Miskito Coast -- Slavery, War, And William Walker -- Irrepressible Conflict -- The Doctrine Of The Highwaymen -- From Sea To Shining Sea -- The Rise And Fall Of José Santos Zelaya -- The Best Laid Plans -- All But One -- Good Neighbors -- The Last Marine -- National Interests. By Karl Bermann. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [303]-329. Two Americas The path of destiny Adventures on the Miskito Coast Slavery, war, and William Walker Irrepressible conflict The doctrine of the highwayman From sea to shining sea The rise and fall of José Santos Zelaya The best laid plans All but one Good neighbors The last marine National interests Traces the history of Nicaragua over the last one hundred and thirty-eight years, examines U.S. intervention in Nicaraguan affairs, and assesses the country's current political situation