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ALSO BT JONATHAN M. HANSEN
The Lost Promise of Patriotism: Debating American Identity, 1890-1920
GUANTÁNAMO
Hill and Wang A division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux 18 West 18th Street, New York 10011 Copyright © 2011 by Jonathan M. Hansen Map copyright ©'2011 by Jeffrey L. Ward All rights reserved Distributed in Canada by D&M Publishers, Inc. Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hansen, Jonathan M. Guantánamo : an American history / Jonathan M. Hansen. — 1st ed. p.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8090-5341-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba)—History. 2. Guantánamo Bay (Cuba)— History. 3. Americans—Cuba—Guantánamo Bay—History. 4. United States— Foreign relations—Cuba. 5. Cuba—Foreign relations—United States.
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CONTENTS
MAP PREFACE
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REDISCOVERING GUANTÁNAMO
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THE NEW FRONTIER
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
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A CRUEL AND AWFUL TRUTH
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GUANTANAMO BLUES
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SEEING RED
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THE AMERICAN DREAM
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THE HAITIAN PROBLEM
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THE CHOSEN
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EPILOGUE
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NOTES
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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INDEX
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