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A new political history that addresses five major themes of nineteenth-century Latin American history through the life and times of Ecuador's most controversial politician.

Table of Contents

* List of Illustrations * Acknowledgments * Introduction * One. Preparing for National Leadership, 1821-1859 * Two. Regionalism and Civil War, 1859-1860 * Three. A Presidency Constrained I: Federalism and Domestic Policy, 1861-1865 * Four. A Presidency Constrained II: Foreign Entanglements, 1861-1865 * Five. Becoming the Indispensable Man, 1865-1869 * Six. Forging the National Soul: The Coming of the Catholic Nation * Seven. Caring for Earthly Needs: The Program for Economic Development * Eight. Death and the Hereafter * Conclusion * Notes * Bibliography * Index

About the Author

Peter V. N. Henderson is Professor of History at Winona State University in Minnesota. He is author of, most recently, In the Absence of Don Porfirio: Francisco Leon de la Barra and the Mexican Revolution.