John Parish Robertson's Books

Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.

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. José Gaspar de Francia, “El Supremo”; Carlos Antonio López, “the Corpulent Despot”; and López’s flamboyant son Francisco Solano López. Discussions of social, economic, and cultural conditions round out a masterly account of a remarkable historical period.

John Chasteen examines the history behind sexually suggestive dances (salsa, samba, and tango) that brought people of different social classes and races together in Latin America.

This absorbing study of Elizabeth Gaskell's early life up to her marriage in 1832 is based almost entirely on new evidence. Also, using parish records, marriage settlements, property transfers, wills, record office documents, letters, journals and private papers, John Chapple has recreated the background of one of the nineteenth century's greatest novelists.

An overview of the history of the Atlantic Basin before 1830, describing interactions between the inhabitants of Africa, Europe and North and South America.

The only authorized biography of Robertson, this book will show how the graduate of Yale Law School, born to one of America's most distinguished families, has created an influential broadcasting network, with an audience of two million people, and is also a Presidential candidate for the 1988 election.

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Letters On South America: Comprising Travels On The Banks of The Paraná and Rio De La Plata

Letters On South America: Comprising Travels On The Banks of The Paraná and Rio De La Plata

Letters on Paraguay: Comprising an Account of a Four Years' Residence in That Republic

Letters on Paraguay: Comprising an Account of a Four Years' Residence in That Republic

The Rise and Fall of the Paraguayan Republic, 1800–1870

The Rise and Fall of the Paraguayan Republic, 1800–1870

National Rhythms, African Roots

National Rhythms, African Roots

Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Gaskell

A Cultural History of the Atlantic World, 1250-1820

A Cultural History of the Atlantic World, 1250-1820

Pat Robertson

Pat Robertson

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