Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 New Found Land
- 2 A City on a Hill
- 3 The Cause of All Mankind
- 4 Self-Evident Truths
- 5 The Last, Best Hope of Earth
- 6 Westward the Course of Empire
- 7 A Promised Land
- 8 The Soldier's Faith
- 9 Beyond the Last Frontier
- 10 A Land in Transition
- 11 Armies of the Night
- Notes
- Guide to Further Reading
- Biographies
- Index
- References
Guide to Further Reading
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 New Found Land
- 2 A City on a Hill
- 3 The Cause of All Mankind
- 4 Self-Evident Truths
- 5 The Last, Best Hope of Earth
- 6 Westward the Course of Empire
- 7 A Promised Land
- 8 The Soldier's Faith
- 9 Beyond the Last Frontier
- 10 A Land in Transition
- 11 Armies of the Night
- Notes
- Guide to Further Reading
- Biographies
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- A Concise History of the United States of America , pp. 397 - 408Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012
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