Our Own Backyard
Subtitle: The United States In Central America, 1977-1992
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: February 2, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 790
ISBN-13: 9780807848579
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Central government policies; International relations; c 1970 to c 1980; c 1980 to c 1990; c 1990 to c 2000; United States - 20th Century (1945 to 2000); Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Central America; USA; Latin America - General; International Relations - General; Latin America - Central America; History / Central America; History / Latin America; History-United States - 20th Century (1945 to 2000); Political Science-International Relations - General; Ronald Reagan; Jimmy Carter; George Bush; Oliver North; U.S. foreign policy; Cold War; Somoza; Nicaragua; El Salvador; Congress; CIA; Pentagon; State Department; White House; Iran-contra; Latin America; United states
First sentence: As if on cue, the sun broke through the gray blanket of clouds over the city of Washington just as Ronald Wilson Reagan was sworn in as fortieth president of the United States.