Chasteen, John Charles,

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 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why Americanos? -- Discovering América, 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.

ISBN: 9780195178814 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2007028595

LC Class. No.: F1412 / .C48 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 980