The nation's nature : how continental presumptions gave rise to the United States of America / / James D. Drake.

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The nation's nature [electronic resource] : how continental presumptions gave rise to the United States of America / James D. Drake.
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011.
xii, 402 p. : ill., maps.
"Winner of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an outstanding work of scholarship in eighteenth-century studies ."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-383) and index.
Introduction : the historical role of an imagined place -- Scientific trends, continental conceptions, revolutionary implications -- The geopolitical continent, 1713-1763 -- Continental crisis, 1763-1774 -- Nationalism's nature : Congress's continental aspect -- Nationalism's nurture : war, peace, and the continental character of the United States, 1775-1783 -- Ordering lands and peoples : scientific and imperial contexts of the late eighteenth century -- Seizing nature's advantages : the Constitution and the continent, 1783-1789 -- Epilogue : the continent from on high.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Geographical perception United States History 18th century.
Nationalism United States History 18th century.
United States Historical geography.
United States History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States Territorial expansion.
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Causes.
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contents Introduction : the historical role of an imagined place -- Scientific trends, continental conceptions, revolutionary implications -- The geopolitical continent, 1713-1763 -- Continental crisis, 1763-1774 -- Nationalism's nature : Congress's continental aspect -- Nationalism's nurture : war, peace, and the continental character of the United States, 1775-1783 -- Ordering lands and peoples : scientific and imperial contexts of the late eighteenth century -- Seizing nature's advantages : the Constitution and the continent, 1783-1789 -- Epilogue : the continent from on high.
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United States Territorial expansion.
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Causes.
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Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Revolution, 1775-1783
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