John Quincy Adams and American Global Empire

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This is the story of a man, a treaty, and a nation. The man was John Quincy Adams, regarded by most historians as America's greatest secretary of state. The treaty was the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, of which Adams was the architect. It acquired Florida for the young United States, secured...

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Autor principal: Weeks, William Earl, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 1992.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Adams, John Quincy, > 1767-1848.
Adams-Onís Treaty (1819 February 22)
Adams-Onís Treaty > (1819 February 22)
Diplomatic relations.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
United States.
Spain.
Florida.
Espagne > Relations exterieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > Espagne.
Floride > Histoire > 1819 (Cession aux États-Unis)
Spain > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Spain.
Florida > History > Cession to the United States, 1819.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: Destiny; TWO: Developing a Strategy; THREE: First Moves; FOUR: ""The South American Question""; FIVE: Jackson's Invasion of Florida; SIX: Onis Brought to a Point; SEVEN: The Origins of Empire; Epilogue: The American Cicero; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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