Filibusters and expansionists : Jeffersonian manifest destiny, 1800-1821 / Frank Lawrence Owsley, Jr. and Gene A. Smith.

Author/creator Owsley, Frank Lawrence
Other author Smith, Gene Allen, 1963-
Format Book
Publication InfoTuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1997.
Descriptionxi, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents "A special kind of state making" : Jeffersonian manifest destiny -- "To conquer without war" : the philosophy of Jeffersonian expansion -- Followers of the green flag : revolution in the Texas borderlands -- The first Spanish-American War : patriot efforts to annex Florida -- "Pacified by paternal solitude" : Indian wars as an expansionist movement -- Leftover of war : Negro fort -- "A set of desperate and bloody dogs" : the acquisition of Amelia Island -- Destiny becomes manifest : Andrew Jackson invades Florida -- "Taking advantage of propitious circumstances" : the struggle for Texas -- A Jeffersonian leviathan : manifest destiny succeeds.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223-234) and index.
LCCN 96051196
ISBN0817308806 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks F296 .O94 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold