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Robert Wooster

The American Military Frontiers

The United States Army in the West, 1783-1900

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As the fledgling nation looked west to the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains, it turned to the army to advance and defend its national interests. Clashing with Spain, Britain, France, Mexico, the Confederacy, and Indians in this pursuit of expansion, the army's failures and successes alternately delayed and hastened western migration. Roads, river improvements, and railroads, often constructed or facilitated by the army, further solidified the nation's presence as it reached the Pacific Ocean and expanded north and south to the borders of Canada and Mexico. Western military experiences thus illustrate the dual role played by the United St… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-8263-3845-7
  • EAN: 9780826338457
  • Produktnummer: 34255604
  • Verlag: University of New Mexico Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
  • Seitenangabe: 384 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 4'718 KB

Über den Autor


Robert Wooster is Regents Professor of history at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He is author or editor of ten books on the army, the West, and the Civil War, most recently Frontier Crossroads: Fort Davis and the West.

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