In this Book
- The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
- Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
summary
A truly continental history in both its geographic and political scope, The Elusive West and the Contest for Empire, 1713-1763 investigates eighteenth-century diplomacy involving North America and links geographic ignorance about the American West to Europeans' grand geopolitical designs. Breaking from scholars' traditional focus on the Atlantic world, Paul W. Mapp demonstrates the centrality of hitherto understudied western regions to early American history and shows that a Pacific focus is crucial to understanding the causes, course, and consequences of the Seven Years' War.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. 1-vi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Illustrations
- pp. xi-xii
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-xx
- Introduction
- pp. 1-26
- Part I: The Spanish Empire and the Elusive West
- Part II: South Sea Interlude
- 3: The Alluring Pacific Ocean
- pp. 101-121
- Part III: France and the Elusive West After the Treaty of Utrecht
- 5: Visions of Western Louisiana
- pp. 147-165
- 6: Imperial Comparisons
- pp. 166-193
- 7: Communication and Interpretation
- pp. 194-232
- 8: Restricted Pathways
- pp. 233-258
- Part IV: British Pacific Ventures and the Early Years of the Seven Years' War
- Part V: The Elusive West and the Outcome of the Seven Years' War
- Conclusion
- pp. 429-434
Additional Information
ISBN
9781469600987
Related ISBN(s)
9780807833957, 9780807838945, 9781469600864, 9798890878090
MARC Record
OCLC
861793468
Pages
480
Launched on MUSE
2014-05-06
Language
English
Open Access
No