The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History: Volume 2
Subtitle: Continental America, 1800-1867 (Shaping of America)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: April 28, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 656
ISBN-13: 9780300056587
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; c 1800 to c 1900; Geography Of The United States; U.S. History - Colonial Period (1607-1775); History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - General; History / United States / General; Historical geography; History; United States
First sentence: Quite suddenly, at midcentury, the United States assumed a new position and prominence on the world map.