Daniel J. Burge examines the belief in manifest destiny through the nineteenth century, focusing on contested moments in the United States’ continental expansion to show that the ideology was not wildly popular, nor did it typically succeed in unifying expansionists.
Daniel J. Burge examines the belief in manifest destiny through the nineteenth century, focusing on contested moments in the United States’ continental expansion to show that the ideology was not wildly popular, nor did it typically succeed in unifying expansionists.
Daniel J. Burge is an associate editor at the Kentucky Historical Society.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Myth of Manifest Destiny 1. Delaying Destiny: The U.S.-Mexican War and the Postponement of Manifest Destiny 2. Promises of Peace: Washington’s Farewell and the Election of 1848 3. Rejecting Robbery: Filibusters, Spain, and the Quest for Cuba, 1850–1855 4. Stalling the Slave Power: The Sectional Critique of Manifest Destiny, 1855–1860 5. Controlling the Continent: Manifest Destiny in the Civil War 6. Worthless Real Estate: The Environmental Critique of Manifest Destiny, 1866–1868 7. Destiny’s Demise: The Racial Critique of Manifest Destiny, 1868–1872 Epilogue: Overturning the Myth Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Myth of Manifest Destiny 1. Delaying Destiny: The U.S.-Mexican War and the Postponement of Manifest Destiny 2. Promises of Peace: Washington’s Farewell and the Election of 1848 3. Rejecting Robbery: Filibusters, Spain, and the Quest for Cuba, 1850–1855 4. Stalling the Slave Power: The Sectional Critique of Manifest Destiny, 1855–1860 5. Controlling the Continent: Manifest Destiny in the Civil War 6. Worthless Real Estate: The Environmental Critique of Manifest Destiny, 1866–1868 7. Destiny’s Demise: The Racial Critique of Manifest Destiny, 1868–1872 Epilogue: Overturning the Myth Notes Bibliography Index
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