The nation's nature how continental presumptions gave rise to the United States of America /
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The nation's nature |h [electronic resource] : |b how continental presumptions gave rise to the United States of America / |c James D. Drake. |
| 260 | |a Charlottesville : |b University of Virginia Press, |c 2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xii, 402 p. : |b ill., maps. | ||
| 500 | |a "Winner of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an outstanding work of scholarship in eighteenth-century studies ." | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-383) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction : the historical role of an imagined place -- Scientific trends, continental conceptions, revolutionary implications -- The geopolitical continent, 1713-1763 -- Continental crisis, 1763-1774 -- Nationalism's nature : Congress's continental aspect -- Nationalism's nurture : war, peace, and the continental character of the United States, 1775-1783 -- Ordering lands and peoples : scientific and imperial contexts of the late eighteenth century -- Seizing nature's advantages : the Constitution and the continent, 1783-1789 -- Epilogue : the continent from on high. | |
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b Palo Alto, Calif. : |c ebrary, |d 2011. |n Available via World Wide Web. |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Geographical perception |z United States |x History |y 18th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Nationalism |z United States |x History |y 18th century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Historical geography. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x History |y Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x Territorial expansion. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a United States |x History |y Revolution, 1775-1783 |x Causes. | |
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