Filibusters and Expansionists

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Filibusters and Expansionists

Author	: Frank L. Owsley
File Size	: 49,6 Mb
Publisher	: University of Alabama Press
Language	: English
Release Date	: 22 March 2004
ISBN	: 9780817351175
Pages	: 256 pages

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Filibusters and Expansionists by Frank L. Owsley Book PDF Summary

Examines the roles that Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe played in the saga of Gulf Coast territorial expansion and Manifest Destiny. Focusing on expansion into the south and southwest, the authors describe the relentless official and unofficial federally sponsored efforts and filibustering expeditions used to encourage Americans to fulfill their goal of landownership. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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