James G. Blaine and Latin America

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James G. Blaine and Latin America is written by David Healy and published by University of Missouri Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0826263291 (ISBN 10) and 9780826263292 (ISBN 13).

James G. Blaine was one of the leading national political figures of his day, and probably the most controversial. Intensely partisan, the dominant leader of the Republican Party, and a major shaper of national politics for more than a decade, Blaine is remembered chiefly for his role as architect of the post-Civil War GOP and his two periods as secretary of state. He also was the Republican presidential candidate in the notorious mud-slinging campaign of 1884. His foreign policy was marked by its activism, its focus on Latin America, and its attempt to increase U.S. influence there.