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From Pulitzer-winning social historian Kluger comes a reinterpretation of American history, a sweeping chronicle of how Americans extended their sovereignty from the Atlantic coastline to the mid-Pacific in the first 125 years of their national existence. The story reveals great accomplishments along with the American tendency to confuse success with heaven-sent entitlement. The nation's pioneer generations were blessed with remarkable energy, fortitude, and boundless faith in their own prowess. They were also grasping opportunists who justified their often brutal aggression by demeaning the…
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2 editions- Paperback · English · 2008Vintage · 672 pages · 9780375712982
- Other · English · 2007Knopf · 649 pages · 9780375413414
Territorial expansionForeign relationsHistoryUnited states, foreign relationsUnited states, territorial expansionUnited states, historyNew York Times reviewed