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David S. Heidler
Book Code: GR2308
ISBN: 0-313-32308-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32308-9
280 pages, maps, photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2003
List Price: $51.95 (UK Sterling Price: £29.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: From Colonial times through the 19th century, European Americans advanced toward the west. 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. Manifest Destiny opens with an overview that traces the causes and consequences of American expansionism. Six subsequent chapters cover topics varying from Andrew Jackson's invasion of Spanish Florida and Indian removal to the settlement of Texas and the Oregon Question. Biographical portraits of Stephen Austin, James K. Polk, Osceola, Santa Ana, John O'Sullivan--the coiner of the phrase Manifest Destiny--and others provide personal glimpses of some of the era's major players. Primary documents such as the Oregon Treaty of 1846, the Indian Removal Act of 1830, and the Polk's declaration of war against Mexico enable students to see actual historical evidence from the time period. A chronology, a glossary, and an index make this the most well-rounded and recent reference source on the topic.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword Introduction
  • Chronology
  • Historical
  • Overview
  • People on the Land: Policy, War, and the Great Migrations, 1784-1841
  • Finishing Off Florida
  • Domestic Impediments: Indian Removal
  • Santa Anna Meets Manifest Destiny: Texas
  • Oregon
  • Mr. Polk's War: Manifest Destiny and the Acquisition of the Southwest
  • Biographies of Prominent People in the Period
  • Primary Documents of the Period
  • Glossary
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2002192774
LCC Class: E179
Dewey Class: 973
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