A sweeping history of the 1840s, "Manifest Destinies" captures the
enormous sense of possibility that inspired America's growth and
shows how the acquisition of western territories forced the nation
to come to grips with the deep fault line that would bring war in
the near future.
Steven E. Woodworth gives us a portrait of America at its most
vibrant and expansive. It was a decade in which the nation
significantly enlarged its boundaries, taking Texas, New Mexico,
California, and the Pacific Northwest; William Henry Harrison ran
the first modern populist campaign, focusing on entertaining voters
rather than on discussing issues; prospectors headed west to search
for gold; Joseph Smith founded a new religion; railroads and
telegraph lines connected the country's disparate populations as
never before.
When the 1840s dawned, Americans were feeling optimistic about the
future: the population was growing, economic conditions were
improving, and peace had reigned for nearly thirty years. A hopeful
nation looked to the West, where vast areas of unsettled land
seemed to promise prosperity to anyone resourceful enough to take
advantage. And yet political tensions roiled below the surface; as
the country took on new lands, slavery emerged as an irreconcilable
source of disagreement between North and South, and secession
reared its head for the first time.
Rich in detail and full of dramatic events and fascinating
characters, "Manifest Destinies "is an absorbing and highly
entertaining account of a crucial decade that forged a young
nation's character and destiny.
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