Manifest Manhood and the Antebellum American Empire

摘要: Introduction 1. The 'New Frontier' as safety valve: the political and social context of manifest destiny, 1800-60 2. An American Central America: boosters, travelers, persistence Manifest destiny 3. men abroad: sex violence in Latin travelogue 4. William Walker regeneration martial manhood 5. irresistible pirate: Narciso Lopez public meeting 6. womanhood abroad 7. manly missionaries: expansionism Pacific Conclusion: war, 1860 to present.