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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795667003321

Autore

Burge Daniel J.

Titolo

A failed vision of empire : the collapse of manifest destiny, 1845-1872 / / Daniel J. Burge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

1-4962-3167-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 pages)

Classificazione

HIS036040POL040000

Disciplina

973.5

Soggetti

Manifest Destiny

HISTORY / United States / 19th Century

POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General

United States History 1849-1877

United States Politics and government 1849-1877

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The myth of Manifest Destiny -- Delaying destiny : the U.S.-Mexican War and the postponement of Manifest Destiny -- Promises of peace : the Washington doctrine and the election of 1848 -- Rejecting robbery : filibusters, Spain, and the quest for Cuba, 1850-1855 -- Stalling the slave power : the sectional critique of Manifest Destiny, 1855-1860 -- Controlling the continent : Manifest Destiny in the Civil War -- Worthless real estate : the environmental critique of Manifest Destiny, 1866-1868 -- Destiny's demise : the racial critique of Manifest Destiny, 1868-1872 -- Epilogue: Overturning the myth.

Sommario/riassunto

"A Failed Vision of Empire examines Manifest Destiny over the nineteenth century by challenging contested moments in the continental expansion of the United States to show that the ideal was not wildly popular, nor did it typically succeed in unifying expansionists"--