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by Jeremy Black


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Prize winning author Jeremy Black traces the competition for control of North America from the landing of Spanish troops under Hernn Corts in modern Mexico in 1519 to 1871 when, with the Treaty of Washington and the withdrawal of most British garrisons, Britain accepted American mastery in North America. In this wide-ranging narrative, Black makes clear that the process by which America gained supremacy was far from inevitable. The story Black tells is one of conflict, diplomacy, geopolitics, and politics. The eventual result was the creation of a United States of America that stretched from Atlantic to Pacific and dominated North America. The gradual withdrawal of France and Spain, the British accommodation to the expanding U.S. reality, the impact of the American Civil War, and the subjugation of Native peoples, are all carefully drawn out. Black emphasizes contingency not Manifest Destiny, and reconceptualizes American exceptionalism to take note of the pressures and impact of international competition.

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  • Title Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871
  • Author Jeremy Black
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Indiana University Press, Bloomington
  • Date 2014-10-21
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780253014818 / 0253014816
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.37 x 5.58 x 1.17 in (23.80 x 14.17 x 2.97 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Historical
    • Chronological Period: 16th Century
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
  • Dewey Decimal Code 970.01

About the author

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He is author of more than 100 books including War and Technology (IUP, 2013). Black received the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize from the Society for Military History in 2008.

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