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Fighting for America : the struggle for mastery in North America, 1519-1871 /
Prize winning author Jeremy Black traces the competition for control of North America from the landing of Spanish troops under Hernán Cortés in modern Mexico in 1519 to 1871 when, with the Treaty of Washington and the withdrawal of most British garrisons, Britain accepted American mastery in Nor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, IN :
Indiana University Press,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Prize winning author Jeremy Black traces the competition for control of North America from the landing of Spanish troops under Hernán Cortés in modern Mexico in 1519 to 1871 when, with the Treaty of Washington and the withdrawal of most British garrisons, Britain accepted American mastery in North America. In this wide-ranging narrative, Black makes clear that the process by which America gained supremacy was far from inevitable. The story Black tells is one of conflict, diplomacy, geopolitics, and poli. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 470 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253005618 0253005612 9786613235954 6613235954 1283235951 9781283235952 |