{"product_id":"a-great-and-rising-nation-michael-a-verney-9780226819921","title":"A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early Us Republic","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Great and Rising Nation \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates the unexplored early decades of the United States' imperialist naval aspirations.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eA Great and Rising Nation \u003c\/i\u003eflips 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael A. Verney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226819922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226819921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2023","brand":"Michael A. Verney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056659362047,"sku":"9780226819921","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e22b294d-f498-4837-ac8b-42a5b26e0622.jpg?v=1685042552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-great-and-rising-nation-michael-a-verney-9780226819921","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}