The United States Discovers Panama
The Writings of Soldiers, Scholars, Scientists, and Scoundrels, 1850D1905
Samenvatting
Marking the centennial of Panama's separation from Colombia in 1903, this work reprises US images of the isthmus a century ago. The text illustrates the prejudices and expansionistic rhetoric of the time. The mixture of writings shows the long evolution of the US debate on the question of Panama.

