La guitarra, la imprenta y la nación

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Durante su primer medio siglo de existencia, los Estados Unidos de América sufrieron un espectacular desarrollo que convirtió a la joven república en una de las naciones más poderosas del mundo. El Norte, industrial, en crecimiento, que se convertía en un imán para miles de emigrantes de todo el mundo. Y el Sur, rural, agrario, apegado a sus tradiciones y costumbres, con una economía orientada a la exportación de algodón y tabaco. Las tensiones entre los dos modos de vida se fueron agravando rápidamente, lo que generó finalmente una crisis en noviembre de 1860. Se había prendido...