Coast-to-Coast Empire: Manifest Destiny and the New Mexico Borderlands

Synopsis

Analyzes The Political And Strategic Importance Of Nineteenth-century New Mexico As The Geographic Space Connecting Texas And California In Terms Of American Imperialism, Manifest Destiny, And The Sectionalism Surrounding Slavery Debates-- Introduction -- Merchant Capitalism And The Santa Fe Trade -- The Occupation And Conquest Of New Mexico -- Indian Wars And The Contest For The Southwestern Frontier -- Popular Sovereignty And Peculiar Institutions -- Railroad Capitalism And The Transcontinental Line -- The Civil War And The Final Contest For New Mexico. William S. Kiser. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.