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    Securing the West: Politics, Public Lands, and the Fate of the Old Republic, 1785–1850

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    Securing the West: Politics, Public Lands, and the Fate of the Old Republic, 1785–1850

    John R. Van Atta, "Securing the West: Politics, Public Lands, and the Fate of the Old Republic, 1785–1850 "
    English | ISBN: 1421412756 | 2014 | 312 pages | PDF | 3 MB

    A close look at westward expansion, federal lands, and American destiny in the early republic.
    Few issues defined the period between American independence and the Mexican War more sharply than westward settlement and the role of the federal government in that expansion. In Securing the West, John R. Van Atta examines the visions of the founding generation and the increasing influence of ideological differences in the years after the peace of 1815.
    Americans expected the country to grow westward, but on the details of that growth they held strongly different opinions. What part should Congress play in this development? How much should public land cost? What of the families and businesses left behind, and how would society's institutions be established in the West? What of the premature settlers, the "squatters" who challenged the rule of law while epitomizing democratic daring?
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