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Intervention Of The United States In Nicaragua Since 1909, Louise Floyd

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The twentieth century is revealing a steady increase in the influence of the United States in the Caribbean region, both in politics and economic development. The arm of America has been gradually forcing out the European nations. Counting colonies and protectorates, the United States has under its supervision a greater Caribbean population than the population of the thirteen colonies at the time of the Declaration of Independence. In trade the United States is the best customer of Central America and the West Indies. The region is one of the chief sources of our raw-materials imports.

The majority of the citizens …

A Diary Kept On The Battlefield In The Year Of 1863, John A. Holtzman

Honors Theses

Thursday, January 1, 1863.

Left Mr. James Luttrell for Oak Shade thence to Mr. L. Strigfellow where I staid all night. Heard that the Yankees were at Warrenton, also at Waterloo whick proved not to be so.Quite a warm day.

Friday 2.

Left Mr. Satingfellow for camp whick I Found 6 miles of Fredericksburg.

Saturday 3.

Went out on drill-

Sunday 4.

Moved camp some 2 miles up the plank road, found our tents on an eminence has some singing at night. Our chaplan did not preach.