War against all Puerto Ricans : revolution and terror in America's colony / Nelson A. Denis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Denis, Nelson A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Albizu Campos, Pedro, 1891-1965.

Albizu Campos, Pedro.

Nationalism--Puerto Rico--History--20th century.

Nationalism.

Puerto Rico--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico--Politics and government--1898-1952.

Puerto Rico--Relations--United States.

United States--Relations--Puerto Rico.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (628 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nation Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div><b>Nelson A. Denis</b> was the editorial director of <i>El Diario</i>, the largest Spanish-language newspaper in NYC, and won the Best Editorial Writing award from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. A graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School, Denis served as a New York State Assemblyman (1997-2001) and has written for the <i>New York Daily News</i>, <i>Newsday</i>, and <i>Harvard Political Review</i>. Denis also wrote and directed the feature film <i>Vote For Me!</i>, which premiered in the Tribeca Film Festival.</div>

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Facts; Chapter 1: La Princesa; Chapter 2: Four Hundred Years of Solitude; Chapter 3: Our Children Speak English and Spanish; Chapter 4: The Green Pope; Chapter 5: A Good Career Move; Chapter 6: Cadets of the Republic; Chapter 7: The Ponce Massacre; Chapter 8: It's Only Chinatown; Chapter 9: Carpetas; People; Chapter 10: The Governor; Chapter 11: How to Rule a Country with a One-Page Report; Chapter 12: The Nationalist; Chapter 13: The Artist; Chapter 14: The OSS Agent; Chapter 15: The Barber; Chapter 16: The Academy of Truth; Events

Chapter 17: Last DaysChapter 18: Revolution; Chapter 19: Salón Boricua; Chapter 20: La Caja de Chinchas; Chapter 21: Atomic Lynching; Chapter 22: Weird Science in Puerto Rico; Chapter 23: The King of the Towels; Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Sources and Methodology; Notes; Bibliography; Appendix; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-56858-778-3

1-56858-502-0

OCLC:

1034615960