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1 online resource (xvii, 470 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Sixteenth-century background -- Creating new frontiers, 1600-74 -- Britain, France, and the natives, 1674-1715 -- Multiple currents, 1715-53 -- War for dominance, 1754-64 -- Britain triumphant to America independent, 1765-76 -- Britain defeated, 1775-83 -- Flexing muscles, 1783-1811 -- Florida, but not Canada : from the War of 1812 to the Monroe Doctrine, 1812-23 -- Expansionism and its problems, 1823-43 -- From the Oregon question to the Gadsden Purchase, 1844-53 -- A great power in the making? : America, 1853-61 -- America divided, 1861-63 -- Winning the war, 1863-65 -- Settling the North American question, 1865-71 -- Postscript, 1871-2010. |
| Summary |
Prize winning author Jeremy Black traces the competition for control of North America from the landing of Spanish troops under Hernán Cortés in modern Mexico in 1519 to 1871 when, with the Treaty of Washington and the withdrawal of most British garrisons, Britain accepted American mastery in North America. In this wide-ranging narrative, Black makes clear that the process by which America gained supremacy was far from inevitable. The story Black tells is one of conflict, diplomacy, geopolitics, and poli. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States -- Territorial expansion.
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United States. |
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Territorial expansion. |
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Manifest Destiny.
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Manifest Destiny. |
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Geopolitics -- North America -- History.
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Geopolitics. |
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North America. |
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History. |
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Geopolitics -- United States -- History.
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North America -- History, Military.
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History, Military. |
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- History.
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Great Britain. |
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Colonies. |
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America. |
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France -- Colonies -- America -- History.
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France. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Military history.
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Electronic resource.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Black, Jeremy. Fighting for America. Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, ©2011 9780253356604 (DLC) 2011008159 (OCoLC)692291403 |
| ISBN |
9780253005618 electronic book |
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0253005612 electronic book |
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9780253356604 |
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0253356601 |
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