Turning Points―Actual and Alternate Histories: Manifest Destiny and the Expansion of America
By Unknown Author.
Description
In this unique reference, leading historians describe not only how the expansion of the American nation in the early 19th century was a turning point in U.S. history that led to the Civil War, but also alternative scenarios―what happened and what almost happened.• Each chapter presents the actual history along with a "what if" scenario of what may have happened had a crucial point turned out differently• Primary sources include the complete text of one of the Lincoln-Douglas debates and a chronology details key events during the Era of Expansion - from Amzon
ISBN(s)
185109833X, 9781851098330
