Guantánamo
Subtitle: an American history
By: Jonathan M. Hansen
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780809053414
Subjects: Americans; Foreign relations; History
Description: Chronicles the history of Guantanamo Bay, from the Founding Fathers' desire to possess it to the controversial base it hosts today and the uber-patriotic American soldiers, civilians and their families that call the piece of land home.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rediscovering Guantánamo; title: The new frontier; title: Independence day; title: A cruel and awful truth; title: Carnal pleasures; title: Seeing red; title: The American dream; title: The Haitian problem; title: The chosen.