Sex and Manifest Destiny: The Urge That Drove Americans Westward

by Martin Naparsteck

Many factors--political, economic, sociological--contributed to the United States' westward expansion across the continent. But the role that sex played has largely been unexplored by scholars. This is the first book-length study to examine such topics as Thomas Jefferson's interest in the sex lives of American Indians, white's fear of Indians raping white women, Christian missionary beliefs that Native American sexual practices needed to be altered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786466545
• ISBN13: 9780786466542
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher