Filibusters and Expansionists: Jeffersonian Manifest Destiny, 1800-1821

by Gene A. Smith and Frank Lawrence Owsley Jr.

Book Overview

Demonstrates the passionate interest the Jeffersonian presidents had in wresting land from less powerful foes and expanding Jefferson's "empire of liberty"

The first two decades of the 19th century found many Americans eager to move away from the crowded eastern seaboard and into new areas where their goals of landownership might be realized. Such movement was encouraged by Presidents Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe--collectively...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817351175
• ISBN13: 9780817351175
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.0"