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Book SynopsisShows how the United States emerged as a successor empire to Great Britain through rivalry with Spain in the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast. As David Narrett traces currents of peace and war over four critical decades - from the close of the Seven Years War through the Louisiana Purchase - he sheds new light on individual colonial adventurers and schemers who shaped history.
Trade ReviewNarrett weaves a tapestry that is at once vast, spectacular, and intricate."" -
American Quarterly""Impressively researched. . . . A work that all specialists on the subject will savor and mine for further insights. . . . Does a masterful job of tracing the twists and turns of the various diplomatic and cultural alliances that were formed throughout the borderlands."" -
Florida Historical Quarterly""[A] thoughtful and meticulous book. . . . Required reading for scholars of eighteenth-century North American history."" -
Journal of American History""Narrett demonstrates a masterful understanding of the complicated and unpredictable course of events that contributed to the United States' ultimate acquisition of this region."" -
H-Net Reviews""Well researched, clearly argued, crisply written, and, in addition, entertaining."" -
American Historical Review""[Narrett] provides a compelling narrative that deserves the attention of historians of the early American South and of borderlands more generally."" -
Journal of Military History""[An] impressive book…gracefully written and judiciously argued."" -
Journal of Southern History""The product of truly impressive, multi-archival research."" -
Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians""[The] utilization of Spanish-language work is outstanding….This is a book that is well worth reading."" -
Southwestern Historical Quarterly""[Narrett] used extensive archival collections and published primary and secondary sources to produce this well-done study. . . . Highly recommended."" -
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