Across the continent : Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and the making of America

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Across the continent : Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and the making of America

edited by Douglas Seefeldt, Jeffrey L. Hantman, and Peter S. Onuf

University of Virginia Press, 2005

  • : cloth

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Includes bibliographical references and index

収録内容

  • Introduction : geopolitics, science, and culture conflicts / Peter S. Onuf and Jeffrey L. Hantman
  • Jefferson's Pacific : the science of distant empire, 1768-1811 / Alan Taylor
  • Securing America : Jefferson's fluid plans for the western perimeter / Jenry Morsman
  • Thomas Jefferson's conflicted legacy in American archaeology / David Hurst Thomas
  • A nation imagined, a nation measured : the Jeffersonian legacy / Kenneth Prewitt
  • Oñate's foot : histories, landscapes, and contested memories in the Southwest / Douglas Seefeldt

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内容説明

An obscure undertaking in its own time, the Lewis and Clark expedition has grown in the American imagination, acquiring an almost mythic stature. Arriving as the country commemorates the expedition's bicentennial, Across the Continent is not an exercise in demythologizing; rather, it is an examination of the explorers' world and the complicated ways in which it relates to our own. The essays collected here look at the global geopolitics that provided the context for the expedition and at the interest in science, shared by Jefferson, that not only grew from the expedition but, to an extent, justified its undertaking. Finally, the discussion considers the various legacies of the expedition, in particular its impact on Native Americans, and the current struggle over who will control the narrative of the expansion of the American Empire.

目次

  • Introduction: Geopolitics, Science, and Culture Conflicts, Peter S. Onuf and Jeffrey L. Hantman, University of Virginia
  • Jefferson's Pacific: The Science of Distant Empire, 1786-1811, Alan Taylor, University of California, Davis
  • Securing America: Jefferson's Fluid Plans for the Western Perimeter, Jenry Morsman, University of Virginia
  • Thomas Jefferson's Conflicted Legacy in American Archaeology, David Hurst Thomas, American Museum of Natural History
  • A Nation Imagined, a Nation Measured: The Jeffersonian Legacy, Kenneth Prewitt, Columbia University
  • Onate's Foot: Histories, Landscapes, and Contested Memories in the Southwest, Douglas Seefeldt, University of Virginia

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