A Failed Vision of Empire: The Collapse of Manifest Destiny, 1845–1872
A Failed Vision of Empire explores the collapse of Manifest Destiny from 1845 to 1872. Daniel J. Burge examines the United States’ failed imperial vision and places the decline of expansionist ambition within a pivotal period of American political and national history.
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Daniel J. Burge examines the rise and collapse of Manifest Destiny between 1845 and 1872.
The book focuses on the United States’ failed vision of empire during a transformative period in American history.
Its subject connects territorial ambition, national expansion, and the political consequences of an unraveling imperial project.
This work offers a historical study of how expectations surrounding Manifest Destiny declined and ultimately collapsed.
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