02756nam 2200637 450 991055425640332120231110223015.00-8122-9811-X10.9783/9780812298116(CKB)4940000000613490(MiAaPQ)EBC6733490(Au-PeEL)EBL6733490(OCoLC)1273978997(DE-B1597)600699(OCoLC)1280944893(DE-B1597)9780812298116(EXLCZ)99494000000061349020220622d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEngineering expansion the U.S. Army and economic development, 1787-1860 /William D. AdlerPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania :University of Pennsylvania Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (241 pages)American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law 0-8122-5348-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover -- Engineering Expansion -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Coercion and Economic Development -- Chapter 2. Building the Nation, Building the Economy -- Chapter 3. Who Commands? -- Chapter 4. Political Entrepreneurs and Institutional Capacity -- Conclusion. The Army and American Political Development -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments.Engineering Expansion examines the U.S. Army's role in economic development from 1787 to 1860. The book shows how the Army shaped the American economy by expanding the nation's borders; maintaining the rule of law; building roads, bridges, and railroads; and creating manufacturing innovations that spread throughout the private sector.American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law Economic developmentHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesArmyHistoryUnited StatesPolitics and government1783-1865American Political Development.Army Corps of Engineers.Bureaucracy.Early America.Economic development.Industrialization.Infrastructure.Military history.State militia.Territorial expansion.Economic developmentHistory338.973009034Adler William D.1219603MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910554256403321Engineering Expansion2819995UNINA