Manifest Destiny: American Expansion and the Empire of Right

by Anders Stephanson

Book Overview

The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.

Stephanson explores the origins of Manifest Destiny--the American idea of providential and historical chosenness--and shows how and why it has been invoked over the past three hundred years. He traces the roots of Manifest Destiny from the British settlement of North America and the rise of Puritanism through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809015846
• ISBN13: 9780809015849
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Hill & Wang
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Solid Read

Stephanson was a professor of mine at Columbia University. His book is a concise tracing of the notion of Manifest Destiny from the inception of the British colonies in North America through the Cold War. He is a fabulous and engaging writer. In a post-9/11 world, Stephanson's book rings a crucial chord that has long been a part of the foundations of the United States, but oft remains to be neglected and forgotten.