| Edition |
1st Vintage Books ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 649 p. : maps ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 2007. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the growth of America and the dynamic individuals who invoked noble principles to justify an aggressive pursuit of a coast-to-coast domain, examining the roles of Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, James Polk, and Teddy Roosevelt. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [609]-624) and index. |
| Contents |
An empty sack cannot stand upright (1500-1750) -- The poor Richards arise (1750-1776) -- Thinking large (1776-1782) -- The kings outfoxed (1782-1783) -- Owning the wilderness (1783-1800) -- For a nice little kingdom in Tuscany (1800-1803) -- Everything he does is rapid as lightning (1803) -- From motives of purest patriotism (1803-1823) -- Big drunk wins the day (1821-1836) -- Polking John Bull in the eye (1836-1847) -- The lost virtue of their better days (1846-1850) -- A wolf couldn't make a living on it (1850-1854) -- The great white elephant sale (1854-1867) -- Treachery in the tropics (1869-1902) -- The so-called mandate of mankind (1903-1999). |
| Subject |
United States -- Territorial expansion.
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United States -- History.
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United States -- Foreign relations.
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United States -- Territorial expansion.
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United States -- History.
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United States -- Foreign relations.
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| ISBN |
9780375712982 (pbk.) |
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0375712984 (pbk.) |
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