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- Oh Capitano!: Celso Cesare Moreno—Adventurer, Cheater, and Scoundrel on Four Continents
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Fordham University Press
summary
The story of Celso Cesare Moreno, one of the most famous of the emigrant Italian elites or "prominenti." Moreno traveled the world lying, scheming, and building an extensive patron/client network to to establish his reputation as a middleman and person of significance. Through his machinations, Moreno became a critical player in the expansion of western trade and imperialism in Asia, the trafficking of migrant workers and children in the Atlantic, and the conflicts of Americans and natives over the fate of Hawaii, and imperial competitions of French, British, Italian and American governments during a critically important era of imperial expansion.
Table of Contents
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- Translator’s Note
- pp. xix-xx
- 1. The Traveler’s Spirit
- pp. 1-14
- 2. The Treasures of Asia
- pp. 15-42
- 3. The Challenge of the Pacific
- pp. 43-62
- 4. The Little Italian Slaves
- pp. 63-78
- 5. The Enchanter of Hawaii
- pp. 79-94
- 6. Celso’s Vendetta
- pp. 95-109
- 7. Electoral Intermezzo
- pp. 110-122
- 8. The New Italian America
- pp. 123-154
- 9. The Destiny of Hawaii
- pp. 155-171
- 10. The Sunset Road
- pp. 172-186
- Bibliography
- pp. 215-222
Additional Information
ISBN
9780823279890
Related ISBN(s)
9780823279869, 9780823279876
MARC Record
OCLC
1038009437
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2018-06-01
Language
English
Open Access
No