Securing the West : politics, public lands, and the fate of the old republic, 1785-1850 / John R. Van Atta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Atta, John Robert, author.

Series:

Reconfiguring American political history.

Reconfiguring American Political History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal government--United States--History--19th century.

Federal government.

Public lands--United States--History--19th century.

Public lands.

Slavery--United States--Extension to the territories.

Slavery.

United States--Territorial expansion--History--19th century.

United States.

United States--Territorial expansion--Government policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Maps""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Prologue: “A Great Country, Populous and Mighty�""; ""1 “Republican Notions�and Utopian Schemes�""; ""2 An Embryo of Empire""; ""3 Rise of the Radical West""; ""4 “A World within Itself �""; ""5 Foot�s Resolution and the “Great Debate�""; ""6 Whose West?�Alternative Visions""; ""7 “A Lawless Rabble�""; ""Epilogue: The West Secured?""; ""Notes""; ""Essay on Sources""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""

""P""""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-1276-4

OCLC:

876374890