| Description |
xxiii, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900, 1538-442X |
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Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900.
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| Contents |
Series Foreword / Linda S. Frey and Marsha L. Frey -- Ch. 1. Historical Overview -- Ch. 2. People on the Land: Policy, War, and the Great Migrations, 1784-1841 -- Ch. 3. Finishing Off Florida -- Ch. 4. Domestic Impediments: Indian Removal -- Ch. 5. Santa Anna Meets Manifest Destiny: Texas -- Ch. 6. Oregon -- Ch. 7. Mr. Polk's War: Manifest Destiny and the Acquisition of the Southwest |
| Summary |
"This book explains the origins of territorial expansion and traces the course of Manifest Destiny to its culminating moment, the conquest of Mexico and the acquisition of the western territories. It also weighs major historical interpretations that have evolved over the years, from those praising expansionism to those condemning it as imperialistic and racist. A mixture of essays, biographical portraits, primary documents, a timeline, and an annotated bibliography gives students and researchers everything they need to begin their examination of this prominent and oft-disputed concept in American history."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-232) and index |
| Subject |
Manifest Destiny.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Territorial expansion.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140559
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| Author |
Heidler, Jeanne T.
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| LC no. |
2002192774 |
| ISBN |
0313323089 : |
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