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Oh Capitano! : Celso Cesare Moreno-Adventurer, Cheater, and Scoundrel on Four Continents /

Italian adventurer and sea captain Celso Cesare Moreno travelled the world lying, scheming, and building an extensive patron/client network to establish his reputation as a middleman and person of significance. Through his machinations, Moreno became a critical player in the expansion of western tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vecoli, Rudolph J., Durante, Francesco, 1952- (Author)
Other Authors: Gabaccia, Donna R., 1949- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Italiano
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Italian adventurer and sea captain Celso Cesare Moreno travelled the world lying, scheming, and building an extensive patron/client network 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, the conflicts of Americans and Native Hawaiians over the fate of Hawaii, and the imperial competitions of French, British, Italian, and American governments in an important era of imperial expansion during the nineteenth century. This book teases out Moreno's enormous peculiarities and fascination as well as his significance.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780823279890