On 7 september 1922, Dom Pedro of Alcantara, heir to the House of Braganza and Prince Regent of Brazil, dramatically declared his country independent... At first his chances of success seemed remote. The treasury was empty and the country was divided..."Independence or Death" describes how the Brazilian government pulled it off ... by recruiting officers and men in London and Liverpool, under the inspired leadership of the quirky genius Lord Cochrane.
Independence or Death - British Sailors and Brazilian Indepence 1822-1825
Brian Vale
I.B. Tauris & co. Ltd
1996
219 páginas
7h 18m
ISBN-13: 1860664_060_5
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