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UNINA9910455046103321 |
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Autore |
Owsley Frank Lawrence, Jr., <1928-2013.> |
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Titolo |
Filibusters and Expansionists [[electronic resource] ] : Jeffersonian Manifest Destiny, 1800-1821 / / Frank Lawrence Owsley, Jr. and Gene A. Smith |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1997 |
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ISBN |
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0-8173-8849-4 |
0-585-09808-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Filibusters |
Manifest Destiny |
Electronic books. |
Texas History 1810-1821 |
Florida History Spanish colony, 1784-1821 |
United States Territorial expansion |
Gulf Coast (U.S.) History |
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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. 223-234) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"A special kind of state making" : Jeffersonian manifest destiny -- "To conquer without war" : the philosophy of Jeffersonian expansion -- Followers of the green flag : revolution in the Texas borderlands -- The first Spanish-American War : patriot efforts to annex Florida -- "Pacified by paternal solitude" : Indian wars as an expansionist movement -- Leftover of war : Negro fort -- "A set of desperate and bloody dogs" : the acquisition of Amelia Island -- Destiny becomes manifest : Andrew Jackson invades Florida -- "Taking advantage of propitious circumstances" : the struggle for Texas -- A Jeffersonian leviathan : manifest destiny succeeds. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This compelling narrative demonstrates the passionate interest the Jeffersonian presidents had in wresting land from less powerful foes and expanding Jefferson''s ""empire of liberty."" The first two decades |
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