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Indlæser... Borderlines in Borderlands: James Madison and the Spanish-American Frontier, 1776-1821af J. C. A. Stagg
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. While I'm not sure that the topic in question required more than an article, let alone a monograph, the basic point that Stagg makes is that Madison was not an early prophet of Manifest Destiny when it came to the frontier with Spain, but someone who saw the United States as the successor to Britain in North America and was determined that all accrued rights would be retained. The question was just what those rights were with all parties involved, of course, seeking the most favorable interpretation of the situation; a matter not helped by the reality that Madison was not the most efficient character who ever resided at the White House. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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In examining how the United States gained control over the northern borderlands of Spanish America, this work reassesses the diplomacy of President James Madison. Historians have assumed Madison's motive in sending agents into the Spanish borderlands between 1810 and 1813 was to subvert Spanish rule, but J. C. A. Stagg argues that his real intent was to find peaceful and legal resolutions to long-standing disputes over the boundaries of Louisiana at a time when the Spanish-American empire was in the process of dissolution. Drawing on an array of American, British, French, and Spanish sources, the author describes how a myriad cast of local leaders, officials, and other small players affected the borderlands diplomacy between the United States and Spain, and he casts new light on Madison's contribution to early American expansionism. No library descriptions found. |
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