Description
In this expansive book, David Narrett shows how the United States emerged as a successor empire to Great Britain through rivalry with Spain in the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast. As he traces currents of peace and war over four critical decades - from the close of the Seven Years War through the Louisiana Purchase - Narrett sheds new light on individual colonial adventurers and schemers who shaped history through cross-border trade, settlement projects involving slave and free labor, and military incursions aimed at Spanish and Indian territories.
Narrett examines the clash of empires and nationalities from diverse perspectives. He weighs the challenges facing Native Americans along with the competition between Spanish, French, British, and U.S. interests. In a turbulent era, the Louisiana and Florida borderlands were shaken by tremors from the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution. By demonstrating pervasive intrigue and subterfuge in borderland rivalries, Narrett shows that U.S. Manifest Destiny was not a linear or inevitable progression. He offers a fresh interpretation of how events in the Louisiana and Florida borderlands altered the North American balance of power, and affected the history of the Atlantic world.
About the Author
David Narrett is professor of history at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Reviews
Narrett weaves a tapestry that is at once vast, spectacular, and intricate."" - American Quarterly
""Impressively researched. . . . A work that all specialists on the subject will savor and mine for further insights. . . . Does a masterful job of tracing the twists and turns of the various diplomatic and cultural alliances that were formed throughout the borderlands."" - Florida Historical Quarterly
""[A] thoughtful and meticulous book. . . . Required reading for scholars of eighteenth-century North American history."" - Journal of American History
""Narrett demonstrates a masterful understanding of the complicated and unpredictable course of events that contributed to the United States' ultimate acquisition of this region."" - H-Net Reviews
""Well researched, clearly argued, crisply written, and, in addition, entertaining."" - American Historical Review
""[Narrett] provides a compelling narrative that deserves the attention of historians of the early American South and of borderlands more generally."" - Journal of Military History
""[An] impressive book...gracefully written and judiciously argued."" - Journal of Southern History
""The product of truly impressive, multi-archival research."" - Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians
""[The] utilization of Spanish-language work is outstanding....This is a book that is well worth reading."" - Southwestern Historical Quarterly
""[Narrett] used extensive archival collections and published primary and secondary sources to produce this well-done study. . . . Highly recommended."" - Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781469636030
Author David Narrett
Format Paperback
Page Count 392
Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Weight(grams) 585g
Narrett examines the clash of empires and nationalities from diverse perspectives. He weighs the challenges facing Native Americans along with the competition between Spanish, French, British, and U.S. interests. In a turbulent era, the Louisiana and Florida borderlands were shaken by tremors from the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution. By demonstrating pervasive intrigue and subterfuge in borderland rivalries, Narrett shows that U.S. Manifest Destiny was not a linear or inevitable progression. He offers a fresh interpretation of how events in the Louisiana and Florida borderlands altered the North American balance of power, and affected the history of the Atlantic world.
About the Author
David Narrett is professor of history at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Reviews
Narrett weaves a tapestry that is at once vast, spectacular, and intricate."" - American Quarterly
""Impressively researched. . . . A work that all specialists on the subject will savor and mine for further insights. . . . Does a masterful job of tracing the twists and turns of the various diplomatic and cultural alliances that were formed throughout the borderlands."" - Florida Historical Quarterly
""[A] thoughtful and meticulous book. . . . Required reading for scholars of eighteenth-century North American history."" - Journal of American History
""Narrett demonstrates a masterful understanding of the complicated and unpredictable course of events that contributed to the United States' ultimate acquisition of this region."" - H-Net Reviews
""Well researched, clearly argued, crisply written, and, in addition, entertaining."" - American Historical Review
""[Narrett] provides a compelling narrative that deserves the attention of historians of the early American South and of borderlands more generally."" - Journal of Military History
""[An] impressive book...gracefully written and judiciously argued."" - Journal of Southern History
""The product of truly impressive, multi-archival research."" - Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians
""[The] utilization of Spanish-language work is outstanding....This is a book that is well worth reading."" - Southwestern Historical Quarterly
""[Narrett] used extensive archival collections and published primary and secondary sources to produce this well-done study. . . . Highly recommended."" - Choice
Book Information
ISBN 9781469636030
Author David Narrett
Format Paperback
Page Count 392
Imprint The University of North Carolina Press
Publisher The University of North Carolina Press
Weight(grams) 585g
