Filibusters and expansionists [[electronic resource] ] : Jeffersonian manifest destiny, 1800-1821 / / Frank Lawrence Owsley, Jr. and Gene A. Smith
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Owsley Frank Lawrence, Jr., <1928-2013.>
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| Titolo: |
Filibusters and expansionists [[electronic resource] ] : Jeffersonian manifest destiny, 1800-1821 / / Frank Lawrence Owsley, Jr. and Gene A. Smith
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| Pubblicazione: | Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c1997 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 976.03 |
| 976/.03 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Filibusters |
| Manifest Destiny | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Texas History 1810-1821 |
| Florida History Spanish colony, 1784-1821 | |
| United States Territorial expansion | |
| Gulf Coast (U.S.) History | |
| Altri autori: |
SmithGene A. <1963->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-234) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | "A special kind of state making" : Jeffersonian manifest destiny -- "To conquer without war" : the philosophy of Jeffersonian expansion -- Followers of the green flag : revolution in the Texas borderlands -- The first Spanish-American War : patriot efforts to annex Florida -- "Pacified by paternal solitude" : Indian wars as an expansionist movement -- Leftover of war : Negro fort -- "A set of desperate and bloody dogs" : the acquisition of Amelia Island -- Destiny becomes manifest : Andrew Jackson invades Florida -- "Taking advantage of propitious circumstances" : the struggle for Texas -- A Jeffersonian leviathan : manifest destiny succeeds. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This compelling narrative demonstrates the passionate interest the Jeffersonian presidents had in wresting land from less powerful foes and expanding Jefferson''s ""empire of liberty."" The first two decades of the 19th century found many Americans eager to move away from the crowded eastern seaboard and into new areas where their goals of landownership might be realized. Such movement was encouraged by Presidents Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe- collectively known as the Jeffersonians- who believed that the country''s destiny was to have total control over the entire North American continent. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Filibusters and expansionists |
| ISBN: | 0-8173-8849-4 |
| 0-585-09808-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778989703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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