A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early Us Republic (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226819921)

A Great and Rising Nation illuminates the unexplored early decades of the United States' imperialist naval aspirations.

Conventional wisdom holds that, until the Spanish-American War of 1898, the United States was a feeble player on the world stage, with an international presence rooted in commerce rather than military might. Michael A. Verney's A Great and Rising Nation flips this notion on its head, arguing that early US naval expeditions, often characterized as merely scientific, were in fact deeply imperialist. Circling the globe from the Mediterranean to South America and the Arctic, these voyages reflected the diverse imperial aspirations of the new republic, including commercial dominance in the Pacific World, religious empire in the Holy Land, proslavery expansion in South America, and diplomatic prestige in Europe. As Verney makes clear, the United States had global imperial aspirations far earlier than is commonly thought.

Author: Michael A. Verney
ISBN-10: 0226819922
ISBN-13: 9780226819921
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/2022
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.87d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2023