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A great and rising nation : naval exploration and global empire in the early US Republic /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Verney, Michael A. (Author)
Corporate Author: Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2022.
Series:American beginnings, 1500-1900.
Subjects:
Sea-power > United States > History > 19th century.
Imperialism > History > 19th century.
United States > History, Naval > 19th century.
United States > History > 1815-1861.
Puissance maritime > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Impérialisme > Histoire > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire navale > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1815-1861.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Imperialism.
Sea-power.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Jeremiah Reynolds and the empire of knowledge
  • The United States exploring expedition as Jacksonian capitalism
  • The United States exploring expedition in popular culture
  • The Dead Sea expedition and the empire of faith
  • Proslavery explorations of South America
  • Arctic exploration and US-UK rapprochement.