| The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History: Volume 3: Transcontinental America, 1850-1915 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Meinig, D. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300082908 ISBN-13: 9780300082906 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $43.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2000 Annotation: In this third volume of his acclaimed series, D. W. Meinig offers a riveting account of the expanding country's development from mid-nineteenth century to the onset of World War I. Beginning with the struggle over where to build the Pacific railway, the book details the settlement of the American West, the nation's increasing consolidation, and America's imperialist efforts in the Caribbean and Pacific. Forty superb new maps accompany the account. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 973 |
| Series: Shaping of America; A Geographical Perspective of 500 Years of History (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7.06" W x 10" (2.01 lbs) 458 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the third of four volumes in a series acclaimed by both historians and geographers for its breathtaking scope and originality. D. W. Meinig continues his riveting account of America's interwoven history and geography, describing the expanding country's development from the mid-nineteenth century to 1915. To accompany his interpretation of America's geographic evolution, Meinig offers forty superb new maps and forty-five other illustrations. Each original map enhances our historical understanding of the patterns, features, and themes of American history. The book begins with the struggle over where to build the Pacific railway and fix the nation's first transcontinental axis. Meinig portrays in detail the settlement of the diverse regions of the American West and how these many "Wests" were incorporated into the growing nation. He then examines the South as an imperial province and the dominance of the American Core over an increasingly consolidated nation. In conclusion, the author considers America's imperial pressures upon Canada and Mexico, the country's overt expansions in the Caribbean and the Pacific, and the Panama Canal as a transcontinental completion. |