LEADER 03097nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910818895203321 005 20241204111126.0 010 $a1-282-82065-6 010 $a9786612820656 010 $a1-4422-0888-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059139 035 $a(EBL)662293 035 $a(OCoLC)674690046 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000415206 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12110197 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415206 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10409860 035 $a(PQKB)10991367 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC662293 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL662293 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10437364 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL282065 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059139 100 $a20081112d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCrucible of power$iA history of American foreign relations to 1913 /$fHoward Jones 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aLanham, MD $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (754 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7425-6534-3 311 $a0-7425-6533-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1; The Revolutionary Beginnings of American Foreign Policy, 1775-1789; chapter 2; The Federalist Era and the Wars of the French Revolution, 1789-1801; chapter 3; Jeffersonian Diplomacy, 1801-1809; Chapter 4; The War of 1812 and the Completion of American Independence, 1809-1817; chapter 5; The Diplomacy of Hemispheric Order, 1817-1825; Chapter 6; To the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1825-1842; chapter 7; Destiny and Annexation: Oregon, Texas, and the Mexican War, 1842-1848; chapter 8; Between the Wars, 1848-1861; chapter 9; The Civil War, 1861-1865; chapter 10 327 $aPrelude to American Imperialism, 1865-1897chapter 11; U.S. Imperialism and the New Manifest Destiny, 1897-1900; Chapter 12; Theodore Roosevelt and the Search for World Order, 1900-1913; about the author 330 $aCrucible of Power: A History of American Foreign Relations to 1913 presents a straightforward, balanced, and comprehensive history of American international relations from the American Revolution to 1913. Howard Jones demonstrates the complexities of the decision-making process that led to the rise and decline of the United States (relative to the ascent of other nations) in world power status. Howard Jones focuses on the personalities, security interests, and expansionist tendencies behind the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy and highlights the intimate relationship betwe 607 $aUnited States$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$yTo 1865 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1865-1921 676 $a327.73 700 $aJones$b Howard$f1940-2022.$01776345 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818895203321 996 $aCrucible of power$94295246 997 $aUNINA