The scramble for America : how the United States conquered a continent
Knox, Clement2026
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From global power plays to broken treaties and lost futures, this is the untold history of how America's lines were drawn - and who paid the price. This work tells the story of six lines that have, over the course of history, constituted America's borders since independence in 1776. Three of these still exist on a map: the Southern border with Mexico, the Northern border with Canada, and the long border between Alaska and Canada. Three of them have now vanished: America's original borders upon its founding, the vast and unruly line created by the Louisiana Purchase, and the Step Boundary created by the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819. Clement Knox uses the history of America's border lines as an original and fascinating way into the principal currents of American history.
Main title:
Author:
Knox, Clement, author
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2026.
Collation:
336 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780008447274 (hbk)
Dewey class:
973973 KNO
Language:
English
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BRN:
4254014