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A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic

byMichael A. Verney

A Great and Rising Nation illuminates the unexplored early decades of the United States’ imperialist naval aspirations. The research behind A Great and Rising Nation draws together archival sources, narrative history, and voices from the period to show how the central story changed over time. The result links the naval exploration and global empire in the early us republic with debates in history, showing where public institutions and private experience meet. Accessible without flattening the complexity, A Great and Rising Nation gives readers a focused account of what changed, who was affected, and why the story endures.

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780226819921