Building an American Empire: The Era of Territorial and Political Expansion
- ISBN-10
- 0691191565
- ISBN-13
- 9780691191560
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 312
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-07-16
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Author
- Paul Frymer
Description
This book examines the politics of American expansion, showing how the government's regulation of population movements on the frontier, both settlement and removal, advanced national aspirations for empire and promoted the formation of a ...
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