LEADER 02242oam 2200493 450 001 9910784017003321 005 20170523091615.0 010 $a1-280-75809-0 010 $a9786610758098 010 $a1-85109-834-8 035 $a(OCoLC)93773909 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL3MHD 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000337064 100 $a20061219d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aManifest destiny and the expansion of America /$fRodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editors 210 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. $cABC-CLIO$dc2007 210 1$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cABC-CLIO,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (xix, 238 pages) $cillustrations, map 225 1 $aTurning points--actual and alternate histories 300 $aDescription based on print version record. 311 $a1-85109-833-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aIn this unique reference, leading historians describe not only how the expansion of the American nation in the early 19th century was a turning point in U.S. history that led to the Civil War, but also alternative scenarios-what happened and what almost happened. 410 0$aTurning points--actual and alternate histories. 606 $aImaginary histories 607 $aUnited States$xTerritorial expansion 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$y1783-1815 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$y1815-1861 615 0$aImaginary histories. 676 $a973.5 702 $aCarlisle$b Rodney P. 702 $aGolson$b J. Geoffrey 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784017003321 996 $aManifest destiny and the expansion of America$93870969 997 $aUNINA