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UNINA9910451027503321 |
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Titolo |
Manifest destiny and the expansion of America [[electronic resource] /] / Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editors |
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Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-75809-0 |
9786610758098 |
1-85109-834-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (259 p.) |
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Collana |
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Turning points--actual and alternate histories |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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CarlisleRodney P |
GolsonJ. Geoffrey |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Imaginary histories |
Electronic books. |
United States Territorial expansion |
United States History 1783-1815 |
United States History 1815-1861 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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