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Record Nr.

UNINA9910479936203321

Autore

Vecoli Rudolph J.

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

0-8232-8142-6

0-8232-7988-X

0-8232-7989-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Fordham scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

VendittoElizabeth O

Disciplina

910.92

B

Soggetti

Explorers - Italy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Translated from the Italian.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.