An Independent Empire: Diplomacy & War in the Making of the United States

by Michael Taylor, Michael S. Kochin, Michael Taylor

Book Overview

Foreign policies and diplomatic missions, combined with military action, were the driving forces behind the growth of the early United States. In an era when the Old and New Worlds were subject to British, French, and Spanish imperial ambitions, the new republic had limited diplomatic presence and minimal public credit. It was vulnerable to hostile forces in every direction. The United States could not have survived, grown, or flourished without...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472054406
• ISBN13: 9780472054404
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"