Manifest Destiny: Westward Expansion
- ISBN-10
- 1604130555
- ISBN-13
- 9781604130553
- Series
- Manifest Destiny
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 136
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chelsea House
- Author
- Shane Mountjoy
Description
Explains the events surrounding the concept of Manifest Destiny, discussing the deals and wars that brought new territories under American control and allowed the country to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.
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- 2016-07-16
- 24 pages
- Paperback
- The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
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