An edition of Habits of empire
(2008)
Habits of empire
a history of American expansion
1st ed.
by Walter T. K. Nugent
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Habits of empire: a history of American expansion
2008, Alfred A. Knopf
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First Sentence
"It has been written that the United States is an imperial nation, but Americans are loath to admit it."
Table of Contents
Transappalachia, 1782 : first land, first good fortune
Louisiana, 1803 : second good luck
Canada, 1812-1814 : failed aggression northward
Florida, 1810-1819 : southward aggression I
Texas, 1811-1845 : overpopulating and conquering
Oregon, 1818-1846 : fixing the Canadian border
California and New Mexico, 1846-1848 : southward aggression II
Populating the empire
To Alaska and across the Pacific
Around the Caribbean
Postscript: The global empire.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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