{"product_id":"schemers-and-dreamers-filibustering-in-mexico-1848-1921-9780875652580","title":"Schemers and Dreamers: Filibustering in Mexico, 1848-1921","description":"In the mid-nineteenth century various groups formed north of the border to invade Mexico. They were called filibusters (from the Dutch \u003ci\u003evribuiter\u003c\/i\u003e, meaning pirate or free booty). The Mexican government saw these invasions as a threat to sovereignty. To Mexico it was significant that the groups recruited, organized, and plotted their \u003ci\u003eentradas\u003c\/i\u003e from the United States in full view of the U.S. government even as newspapers in both countries published dozens of articles about the endeavors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere were many types of filibusters, from small groups of cutthroats who were satisfied with raiding and stealing, to those whose goal was to conquer territory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany names of the privateers are familiar--William Walker and Henry Alexander Crabb, for instance. Others remain elusive, and they are the focus of Joseph A. Stout Jr.'s book. In the mid-nineteenth century Jos  Mar a Carvajal took his chances in Tamaulipas and Coahuila, and Charles de Pindray plotted to establish a mining colony in Sonora. Juan Napole n Zerman had the audacity to raise a small army and invade Baja California wearing an absurd uniform capped off with a sombrero decorated with chicken feathers. None of the filibusters were successful and many men lost their lives in chimeric escapades along the border.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Christian University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875652580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.42w x 0.77d","brand":"Joseph A. Stout","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43643980939445,"sku":"9780875652580","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d9ee9ba0-45f1-4260-9b38-3f502692bfb9.jpg?v=1708445476","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/schemers-and-dreamers-filibustering-in-mexico-1848-1921-9780875652580","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}