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Although outdated (2005), this short book provides a surprisingly complex history of the Central American countries. Having grown up in the 1970s & having parents who watched the news religiously, I was familiar with so many names & issues but no understanding of them. I now have learned the origins of much of the strife, due in large part to colonialism & then US interference, but also the astounding successes there. Recommended. ⬇️

While I admired Teddy Roosevelt after reading The River of Doubt, I‘m pretty ticked off with him for his aggression in Central America. Of course the Panama Canal is vital for many reasons, not least of which its value to Panama, but to take the land by force and Roosevelt‘s aggressive Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine are reprehensible. #readingtheAmericas #Belize
#CostaRica
#ElSalvador
#Guatemala
#Honduras
#Nicaragua
#Panama

Settling in for an evening read. #readingtheAmericas

I just finished the first chapter with short histories of each of the 7 countries covered in this book. It‘s really well done and I‘ve learned a ton about our neighbors to the south. So I was quite disappointed to see the short history about #Nicaragua with pretty blatant typos, referencing #CostaRica. 😟

#readingtheAmericas

#Belize
#CostaRica
#ElSalvador
#Guatemala
#Honduras
#Nicaragua
#Panama

@Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Even though I‘ve read books for all the countries in this book for #readingtheAmericas, I‘m going to try to read this one even if I just skim it.

#Belize
#CostaRica
#ElSalvador
#Guatemala
#Honduras
#Nicaragua
#Panama

I‘m going to get so much smarter 🧐 reading all these books about a part of the world I know almost nothing about. #readingtheamericas This book covers:

#Belize
#CostaRica
#ElSalvador
#Guatemala
#Honduras
#Nicaragua
#Panama