Thomas Jefferson: Westward the Course of Empire
- ISBN-10
- 0842026304
- ISBN-13
- 9780842026307
- Series
- Thomas Jefferson
- Category
- United States
- Pages
- 198
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Lawrence S. Kaplan
Description
Focuses on Thomas Jefferson's role as a maker of foreign policy. This biography explores how the concept of the United States' westward expansion worked as the moving force in forming Jefferson's judgments and actions in foreign relations.
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