02623nam 2200625 a 450 991045102750332120200520144314.01-280-75809-097866107580981-85109-834-8(CKB)1000000000337064(EBL)286480(OCoLC)437176567(SSID)ssj0000197342(PQKBManifestationID)11168501(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000197342(PQKBWorkID)10160352(PQKB)10463202(MiAaPQ)EBC286480(Au-PeEL)EBL286480(CaPaEBR)ebr10183883(CaONFJC)MIL75809(EXLCZ)99100000000033706420061219d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrManifest destiny and the expansion of America[electronic resource] /Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editorsSanta Barbara, Calif. ABC-CLIOc20071 online resource (259 p.)Turning points--actual and alternate historiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-85109-833-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229) and index.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; IndexIn 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.Turning points--actual and alternate histories.Imaginary historiesUnited StatesTerritorial expansionUnited StatesHistory1783-1815United StatesHistory1815-1861Electronic books.Imaginary histories.973.5Carlisle Rodney P863540Golson J. Geoffrey863541MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451027503321Manifest destiny and the expansion of America2146419UNINA