The United States in Latin America

Covering the period from the seventeenth century when trade between the United States and Latin America began to the present this historical dictionary provides information on the people organizations institutions and events associated with the United States'' presence in Latin America. Entries on people include those who visited and lived in Latin America including sea captains and merchants explorers filibusters and adventurers military officers missionaries government officials businessmen anthropologists and scientists diplomats and writers. Entries on organizations include business firms missions colleges and naval and military bases.The volume includes some 1200 entries arranged alphabetically. Additional features include a short chronology and an appendix listing of chiefs of United States diplomatic missions. Access to the material is provided by an appendix listing of subjects by occupation and a full subject index. Sources of additional information are given both at the end of entries and in a bibliographical essay.