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Prelude:April 15, 1856

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Prelude:April 15, 1856 1
Introduction: In the Archive of Loose Leaves 4
Chapter 1. California in Panama 16
Chapter 2. The Panama Railroad and the Conquest of the Gold Rush 54
Chapter 3. Sovereignty on the Isthmus 84
Chapter 4.“We Are Not in the United States Here” 123
Chapter 5.U.S. Empire and the Boundaries of Latin America 152
Conclusion: Conversations in the Museum of History 184
Coda:With Dust in Our Eyes 200
Notes 205
Bibliography 231
Index 243

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Prelude:April 15, 1856 1
Introduction: In the Archive of Loose Leaves 4
Chapter 1. California in Panama 16
Chapter 2. The Panama Railroad and the Conquest of the Gold Rush 54
Chapter 3. Sovereignty on the Isthmus 84
Chapter 4.“We Are Not in the United States Here” 123
Chapter 5.U.S. Empire and the Boundaries of Latin America 152
Conclusion: Conversations in the Museum of History 184
Coda:With Dust in Our Eyes 200
Notes 205
Bibliography 231
Index 243

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