Building the Continental Empire: American Expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War

by William Earl Weeks

Book Overview

In this fresh survey of foreign relations in the early years of the American republic, William Earl Weeks argues that the construction of the new nation went hand in hand with the building of the American empire. Mr. Weeks traces the origins of this initiative to the 1750s, when the Founding Fathers began to perceive the advantages of colonial union and the possibility of creating an empire within the British Empire that would provide security...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566631351
• ISBN13: 9781566631358
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

This short work is packed with more good, succinct information than any book I have read. Well researched, well written, William Weeks makes you want more of him. This is a must read.