Böcker av Thomas M. Leonard

The book will be a valuable tool to researchers seeking primary material on Central America. In addition to historical documents regarding politics, society, economics, and foreign affairs, this volume also surveys materials regarding ecology and indigenous people.

The Historical Dictionary of Panama covers the history of Panama through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

An encyclopedia that places persons and events in the context of Cuban relations with the US and vice versa. It includes entries on topics such as policies (Isle of Pines Treaty and 1931 International Sugar Agreement), leaders (Fulgencio Batista and John F Kennedy) and events (Bay of Pigs invasion and Baltimore Orioles vs Cuban All-Stars in 1999).

When he was elected President in 1845, James K Polk was only 49 years old - at that time the youngest president ever to be elected. He faced a conflicted nation on the verge of tremendous territorial expansion.

Readers will learn of his attendance at Havana Law School, his imprisonment, his rise to political power, along with history topics and events such as communism, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban missile crisis.