Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871

The United States of America: The Rise to Dominance is a gripping narrative that traces the competition for control of North America from 1519 to 1871.

Prize-winning author Jeremy Black highlights the contingency of American exceptionalism, emphasizing the impact of international competition and geopolitical pressures on the creation of a united States of America.

This comprehensive history reveals the complexities of conflict, diplomacy, politics, and the subjugation of Native peoples in shaping the dominant power in North America.

With meticulous attention to detail, Black recounts the gradual withdrawal of France and Spain, the British accommodation to the expanding US reality, and the impact of the American Civil War on the formation of a United States that spans from Atlantic to Pacific.

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