A great and rising nation : naval exploration and global empire in the early US Republic / Michael A. Verney.
Material type:
TextSeries: American beginnings, 1500-1900Publication details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2022.Description: vii, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780226819921
- 0226819922
Contents:
Jeremiah Reynolds and the empire of knowledge -- The United States exploring expedition as Jacksonian capitalism -- The United States exploring expedition in popular culture -- The Dead Sea expedition and the empire of faith -- Proslavery explorations of South America -- Arctic exploration and US-UK rapprochement.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Book | Library Company of Philadelphia | Iv1 A6439.O | Available | 317327 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jeremiah Reynolds and the empire of knowledge -- The United States exploring expedition as Jacksonian capitalism -- The United States exploring expedition in popular culture -- The Dead Sea expedition and the empire of faith -- Proslavery explorations of South America -- Arctic exploration and US-UK rapprochement.