The history of Nicaragua
By: Clifford L. Staten.
Series: The Greenwood histories of the modern nations
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780313360374; 9780313360381
Subjects: Nicaragua -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Timeline of historical events; title: Nicaragua and its people; title: The pre-colonial, colonial, and early independence years (4000 BC-1856); title: The coffee boom, Zelaya, and US intervention (1856-1925); title: Sandino and the rise of the Somoza dynasty (1925-1959); title: The Sandinistas and the fall of the Somoza dynasty (1959-1979); title: The revolutionary years (1979-1990); title: Defying the odds : the road to democracy (1990-present); title: Notable people in the history of Nicaragua.