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The romance of American expansion by H. Addington Bruce
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks T.265
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bruce, H. (Henry Addington), b. 1874.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Territorial expansion.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 246 p. : ill., plates, ports. ; 22 cm.
- Other Title:
- Romance
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Moffat, Yard & Co., 1909.
- Contents:
- Daniel Boone and the opening up of the West
- Thomas Jefferson and the Louisiana purchase
- Andrew Jackson and the acquisition of Florida
- Sam Houston and the annexation of Texas
- Thomas Hart Benton and the occupation of Oregon
- John Charles Fremont and the conquest of California
- William Henry Seward and the Alaska cession
- William McKinley and the transmarine possessions
- Hints for further reading (p. 211-237).
- Notes:
- "Originally prepared for publication as a serial in the Outlook."--Pref.
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