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The Rise and Fall of the Paraguayan Republic, 1800-1870
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The Rise and Fall of the Paraguayan Republic, 1800-1870 Paperback - 1979

by John Hoyt Williams


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Paraguay plays a very small role in the modern world, but for part of the nineteenth century it was a significant regional force. Between 1800 and 1865 it changed from an imperial backwater into a dynamic, dictator-led, financially sound nation. Then came the terrible War of the Triple Alliance, and by 1870 Paraguay had virtually been destroyed.

John Hoyt Williams re-creates the era's people, places, and events in rich detail and a vigorous style, but this is much more than a mere narrative. His archival research in Paraguay and several other countries enables him to offer new facts and interpretations, correct a number of misapprehensions, and explode a few myths.

He also provides the clearest, most objective portraits available of the three extraordinary men who ruled Paraguay during this time: Dr. Jos Gaspar de Francia, "El Supremo"; Carlos Antonio Lpez, "the Corpulent Despot"; and Lpez's flamboyant son Francisco Solano Lpez. Discussions of social, economic, and cultural conditions round out a masterly account of a remarkable historical period.

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  • Title The Rise and Fall of the Paraguayan Republic, 1800-1870
  • Author John Hoyt Williams
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 296
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Texas Press, USA
  • Date 1979-08-01
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780292770171 / 0292770170
  • Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.67 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.70 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Latin America
  • Library of Congress subjects Paraguay - History - 1811-1870
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 78620052
  • Dewey Decimal Code 989.2

About the author

John Hoyt Williams (1940-2003) was Professor of History at Indiana State University.
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