The Jeffersonian vision, 1801-1815 : the art of American power during the early republic / / William Nester
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| Autore: |
Nester William R. <1956->
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| Titolo: |
The Jeffersonian vision, 1801-1815 : the art of American power during the early republic / / William Nester
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Potomac Books, , [2013] |
| ©2013 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.4 |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Politics and government 1801-1809 |
| United States Politics and government 1809-1817 | |
| United States Foreign relations 1801-1815 | |
| United States History War of 1812 | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Inauguration; PART 1: JEFFERSON, 1801-1805; 1 The Revolution of 1801; 2 The Battle for the Courts; 3 Thomas Jefferson and American Power; 4 The Louisiana Dilemma; 5 Squaring Off with Spain; 6 The Louisiana Purchase; 7 Where to Draw the Line?; 8 Rising Tensions with Britain; 9 To the Shores of Tripoli; 10 To the Ends of the Earth; PART 2: JEFFERSON, 1805-1809; 11 Faltering Steps; 12 The Fate of West Florida; 13 The Burr Conspiracy; 14 The Chesapeake Atrocity; 15 Within the Turtle Shell; 16 Abolishing the Slave Trade |
| 17 Across the Wide Missouri18 Passing the Torch; PART 3: MADISON, 1809-1813; 19 James Madison and American Power; 20 From Embargo to Non-Intercourse; 21 Florida Coups and Intrigues; 22 The Struggle for the Northwest Frontier; 23 Down the Slippery Slope; 24 Into the Abyss; 25 Second Thoughts?; 26 Mustering the Nation; 27 The Great Lakes Front; 28 The War at Sea; 29 Staying the Course; 30 Paying the Piper; 31 Truth and Consequences; PART 4: MADISON, 1813-1815; 32 The Politics of War; 33 The Lake Ontario Deadlock; 34 "We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours!"; 35 The Red Stick War | |
| 36 "Don't Give Up the Ship!"37 Groping for a Way Out; 38 Politics as Usual; 39 First the Good News; 40 The Rock of Sisyphus; 41 Moral and Diplomatic Dilemmas; 42 Indian Summer Campaigns; 43 Is Washington Burning?; 44 Conformists and Dissidents; 45 The Treaty of Ghent; 46 The Battle of New Orleans; 47 A Distant Mirror?; The Art of American Power in the Early Republic; List of Abbreviations; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; About the Author | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The creation of American diplomacy and power as a distinct art |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The Jeffersonian vision, 1801-1815 |
| ISBN: | 1-59797-895-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828301903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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