How Wall Street Created a Nation J.P. Morgan, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Panama Canal
by Espino, Ovidio DiazFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-09-30
Publisher(s): Basic Books
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Summary
This book tells a previously untold story of decades of financial speculation, fraud, and international conspiracy that led to the creation of the Panama Canal. The author meticulously details the dark alliance among a French company; Teddy Roosevelt with his gunboat diplomacy; and a secretive syndicate of Wall Street financiers that masterminded a coup in Colombia and the secession of Panama in 1903. Panama then welcomed the canal building, and the U.S. foreign policy precedent was set for the 20th century. How Wall Street Created a Nation includes historical photographs and is a fascinating telling of this scandalous true story.
Author Biography
Ovidio Diaz Espino grew up in Panama. He was educated in the U.S. and England and has worked as a lawyer in several Wall Street firms. He lives in New York City and Panama
Table of Contents
| Preface and Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Major Characters | p. xiii |
| Chronology of Events | p. xvii |
| Map | p. xix |
| Scandal | p. 1 |
| Wall Street Faces Congress | p. 9 |
| Colombia's Gamble | p. 35 |
| Panamanian Cohorts | p. 49 |
| Teddy's Conspiracy | p. 65 |
| Seducing the Patriots | p. 83 |
| Hamlet Revolution | p. 97 |
| Birthday of Bribery | p. 119 |
| Treachery | p. 133 |
| The Rape of the Isthmus | p. 151 |
| Who Got the Money? | p. 169 |
| Epilogue: A Chapter of Dishonor | p. 197 |
| Notes | p. 205 |
| Bibliography | p. 227 |
| Index | p. 237 |
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