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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451027503321

Titolo

Manifest destiny and the expansion of America [[electronic resource] /] / Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2007

ISBN

1-280-75809-0

9786610758098

1-85109-834-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (259 p.)

Collana

Turning points--actual and alternate histories

Altri autori (Persone)

CarlisleRodney P

GolsonJ. Geoffrey

Disciplina

973.5

Soggetti

Imaginary histories

Electronic books.

United States Territorial expansion

United States History 1783-1815

United States History 1815-1861

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Lewis and Clark; 2 The War of 1812; 3 The Monroe Doctrine; 4 Railroads and Telegraph; 5 The Texas Revolution; 6 The Mexican War; 7 The California Gold Rush; 8 The Compromise of 1850; 9 The Republican Party; 10 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates; Appendix: Major Documents Related to Manifest Destiny; Chronology of Manifest Destiny, 1800-1860; Resources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this unique reference, leading historians describe not only how the expansion of the American nation in the early 19th century was a turning point in U.S. history that led to the Civil War, but also alternative scenarios-what happened and what almost happened.