02242oam 2200493 450 991078401700332120170523091615.01-280-75809-097866107580981-85109-834-8(OCoLC)93773909(MiFhGG)GVRL3MHD(EXLCZ)99100000000033706420061219d2007 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrManifest destiny and the expansion of America /Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editorsSanta Barbara, Calif. ABC-CLIOc2007Santa Barbara, Calif. :ABC-CLIO,2007.1 online resource (xix, 238 pages) illustrations, mapTurning points--actual and alternate historiesDescription based on print version 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 StatesHistory1815-1861Imaginary histories.973.5Carlisle Rodney P.Golson J. GeoffreyMiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910784017003321Manifest destiny and the expansion of America3870969UNINA