El Proyecto Macnamara the Maverick Irish priest and the race to seize California 1844-1846
The story of a maverick young priest from Co Clare whose audaciou bid to colonise much of California including the San Joaquin Valley with Irish families in the 1840s precipitated the Mexican-US War. Macnamara's Mexican project could have led to the founding of a 'New Ireland', but it...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Dublin, Ireland] :
Merrion
2014.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b33622784*spi |
| Sumario: | The story of a maverick young priest from Co Clare whose audaciou bid to colonise much of California including the San Joaquin Valley with Irish families in the 1840s precipitated the Mexican-US War. Macnamara's Mexican project could have led to the founding of a 'New Ireland', but it was thwarted by President Polk whose forces seized California. |
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| Descripción Física: | 305 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781908928757 |
