Manifest destiny and the expansion of America / / Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editors
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Manifest destiny and the expansion of America / / Rodney P. Carlisle and J. Geoffrey Golson, editors
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| Pubblicazione: | Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2007 |
| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2007 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xix, 238 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Disciplina: | 973.5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Imaginary histories |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Territorial expansion |
| United States History 1783-1815 | |
| United States History 1815-1861 | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | CarlisleRodney P. |
| GolsonJ. Geoffrey | |
| Note generali: | Description based on print version record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-229) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Manifest destiny and the expansion of America |
| ISBN: | 1-280-75809-0 |
| 9786610758098 | |
| 1-85109-834-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784017003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Turning points--actual and alternate histories.