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Manifest destinies

by Steven E. Woodworth

Manifest DestinyTerritorial expansionMexican War, 1846-1848CausesHistoryUnited states, territories and possessionsUnited states, territorial expansionUnited states, history, 1815-1861

A sweeping history of the 1840s that captures America's enormous sense of possibility and shows how the extraordinary expansion of territories forced the nation to come to grips with the deep rift that would bring war just a decade later.

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Book data: Open Library