A continuous state of war empire building and race making in the Civil War-era Gulf South
"From 1845 to 1865 the Gulf of Mexico was at the center of American expansion and southern imperialism. A Continuous State of War tells the story of several communities, such as Galveston, New Orleans, and Pensacola as well as countries such as Mexico and Cuba to uncover the way that wars withi...
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Athens
University of Georgia Press
[2024]
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| Schriftenreihe: | Uncivil wars
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Wanting a southern empire
- The possibilities of Texas
- The possibilities of Pensacola
- Making meaning of the U.S.-Mexican War
- Annexing the gem of the Antilles
- Galveston and the fight for the Texas borderland
- Launching a new nation
- Empire on the run
- Conclusion : what comes after southern imperialism?