Across the Continent

Across the Continent
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Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 0813925959
ISBN-13 : 9780813925950
Rating : 4/5 (950 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Across the Continent by : Jeffrey L. Hantman

Download or read book Across the Continent written by Jeffrey L. Hantman and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arriving as the country commemorates the expedition's bicentennial, Across the Continent is an examination of the explorers' world and the complicated ways in which it relates to our own. The essays collected here look at the global geopolitics that provided the context for the expedition. Finally, the discussion considers the various legacies of the expedition, in particular its impact on Native Americans, and the current struggle over who will control the narrative of the expansion of the American Empire. --from publisher description.


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