Oh Capitano! : Celso Cesare Moreno—Adventurer, Cheater, and Scoundrel on Four Continents / Francesco Durante, Rudolph J. Vecoli; Donna R. Gabaccia.

Author
Vecoli, Rudolph J. [Browse]
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Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2018]
  • ©2018
Description
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Summary note
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.
Notes
  • This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
  • Translated from the Italian.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Target audience
Specialized.
Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)
Language note
In English.
Contents
  • Front matter
  • contents
  • preface
  • prologue
  • Introduction to the English-Language Edition: “Was Moreno a Sociopath?”
  • Translator’s Note
  • chapter 1. The Traveler’s Spirit
  • chapter 2. The Treasures of Asia
  • chapter 3. The Challenge of the Pacific
  • chapter 4. The Little Italian Slaves
  • chapter 5. The Enchanter of Hawaii
  • chapter 6. Celso’s Vendetta
  • chapter 7. Electoral Intermezzo
  • chapter 8. The New Italian America
  • chapter 9. The Destiny of Hawaii
  • chapter 10. The Sunset Road
  • notes
  • bibliography
  • index
ISBN
  • 0-8232-8142-6
  • 0-8232-7988-X
  • 0-8232-7989-8
OCLC
1038009437
Doi
  • 10.1515/9780823279890
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