by
Potter, David, 1948-
Call Number
942.052 22
Publication Date
2011
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Black, Jeremy, 1955-
Call Number
970.01 23
Publication Date
2011
Summary
Prize winning author Jeremy Black traces the competition for control of North America from the landing of Spanish troops under Hernán Cortés 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 poli.
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