A failed vision of empire [electronic resource] : the collapse of Manifest Destiny, 1845-1872 / Daniel J. Burge.

"A Failed Vision of Empire examines Manifest Destiny over the nineteenth century by challenging contested moments in the continental expansion of the United States to show that the ideal was not wildly popular, nor did it typically succeed in unifying expansionists"--

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Main Author: Burge, Daniel J. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
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A Failed Vision of Empire: The Collapse of Manifest Destiny, 1845-1872
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246 2 |a A Failed Vision of Empire: The Collapse of Manifest Destiny, 1845-1872 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-235) and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction: The myth of Manifest Destiny -- Delaying destiny : the U.S.-Mexican War and the postponement of Manifest Destiny -- Promises of peace : Washington's farewell and the election of 1848 -- Rejecting robbery : filibusters, Spain, and the quest for Cuba, 1850-1855 -- Stalling the slave power : the sectional critique of Manifest Destiny, 1855-1860 -- Controlling the continent : Manifest Destiny in the Civil War -- Worthless real estate : the environmental critique of Manifest Destiny, 1868-1872 -- Destiny's demise : the racial critique of Manifest Destiny, 1868-1872 -- Epilogue: Overturning the myth. 
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