02585nam 2200505 450 991081317190332120221007075455.01-4962-3167-8(MiAaPQ)EBC6894368(Au-PeEL)EBL6894368(CKB)21325742800041(OCoLC)1299443933(MdBmJHUP)musev2_97667(EXLCZ)992132574280004120221007d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA failed vision of empire the collapse of manifest destiny, 1845-1872 /Daniel J. BurgeLincoln, Nebraska :University of Nebraska Press,[2022]©20221 online resource (267 pages)Print version: Burge, Daniel J. A Failed Vision of Empire Lincoln : Nebraska,c2022 9781496228079 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."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"--Provided by publisher.Manifest DestinyHISTORY / United States / 19th CenturybisacshPOLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / GeneralbisacshUnited StatesHistory1849-1877United StatesPolitics and government1849-1877Manifest Destiny.HISTORY / United States / 19th CenturyPOLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General973.5HIS036040POL040000bisacshBurge Daniel J.1640114MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813171903321A failed vision of empire3983511UNINA