Guantánamo : an American history /

Hansen, Jonathan M. 1962-

Guantánamo : an American history / Jonathan M. Hansen. - 1st ed. - New York : Hill and Wang, 2011. - xvii, 428 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rediscovering Guantánamo -- The new frontier -- Independence day -- A cruel and awful truth -- Carnal pleasures -- Seeing red -- The American dream -- The Haitian problem -- The chosen.

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.

9780809053414 (cloth : alk. paper) 0809053411 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Americans--History.--Cuba--Guantánamo Bay
Estadounidenses--Historia.--Cuba--Guantánamo
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Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)--History.
Guantánamo Bay (Cuba)--History.
United States--Foreign relations--Cuba.
Cuba--Foreign relations--United States.

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