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A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic (American Beginnings, 1500-1900) - Softcover

Book 22 of 23: American Beginnings, 1500-1900

Verney, Michael A.

 
9780226819921: A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic (American Beginnings, 1500-1900)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0226819922 ISBN 13: 9780226819921
Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2022

Synopsis

A Great and Rising Nation illuminates the unexplored early decades of the United States' imperialist naval aspirations. Conventional wisdom holds that, until the Spanish-American War of 1898, the United States was a feeble player on the world stage, with an international presence rooted in commerce rather than military might. Michael A. Verney's A Great and Rising Nation flips this notion on its head, arguing that early US naval expeditions, often characterized as merely scientific, were in fact deeply imperialist. Circling the globe from the Mediterranean to South America and the Arctic, these voyages reflected the diverse imperial aspirations of the new republic, including commercial dominance in the Pacific World, religious empire in the Holy Land, proslavery expansion in South America, and diplomatic prestige in Europe. As Verney makes clear, the United States had global imperial aspirations far earlier than is commonly thought

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About the Author

Michael A. Verney is assistant professor of History at Drury University.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0226819922
ISBN 13 
9780226819921
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
320