A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US R

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A Great and Rising Nation illuminates the unexplored early decades of the United States' imperialist naval aspirations.Conventional wisdom holds that, until the Spanish-American War of 1898, the United States was a feeble player on the world stage, with an international presence rooted in commerce rather than military might. Michael A. Verney's A Great and Rising Nation flips this notion on its head, arguing that early US naval expeditions, often characterized as merely scientific, were in fact deeply imperialist. Circling the globe from the Mediterranean to South America and the Arctic, these voyages reflected the diverse imperial aspirations of the new republic, including commercial dominance in the Pacific World, religious empire in the Holy Land, proslavery expansion in South America, and diplomatic prestige in Europe. As Verney makes clear, the United States had global imperial aspirations far earlier than is commonly thought

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Michael A. Verney is assistant professor of History at Drury University.

Table of Contents

IntroductionChapter 1 Jeremiah Reynolds and the Empire of KnowledgeChapter 2 The United States Exploring Expedition as Jacksonian CapitalismChapter 3 The United States Exploring Expedition in Popular CultureChapter 4 The Dead Sea Expedition and the Empire of FaithChapter 5 Proslavery Explorations of South AmericaChapter 6 Arctic Exploration and US–UK RapprochementEpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

Review

"With its expansive narrative and sophisticated, penetrating insights, A Great and Rising Nation makes a genuine contribution to our understanding of the early American republic and its relationship to the wider world." * Brian Rouleau, Texas A&M University *

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"With its expansive narrative and sophisticated, penetrating insights, A Great and Rising Nation makes a genuine contribution to our understanding of the early American republic and its relationship to the wider world."

Details ISBN0226819922 Author Michael A. Verney Short Title A Great and Rising Nation Pages 320 Series American Beginnings, 1500-1900 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0226819922 ISBN-13 9780226819921 Format Paperback Subtitle Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic Imprint University of Chicago Press Country of Publication United States Illustrations 16 halftones NZ Release Date 2022-07-20 US Release Date 2022-07-20 Publication Date 2022-07-20 UK Release Date 2022-07-20 Publisher The University of Chicago Press DEWEY 359.00973 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2022-10-23 We've got this

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