Territorial Acquisitions of the United States (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Territorial Acquisitions of the United StatesTo tell something of this great movement, to sketch briefly the inside history of the various land cessions is the purpose of this little volume.The original basis of this work was a series of papers pre pared by the author in a course in Territorial Expansion of the United States, taken at Oklahoma University in 1911 under Professor J. S. Buchanan, Head of the Department of History and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Later in the same year when it was decided to publish these papers in book form, several weeks were spent in the University Library, go ing over the ground very carefully, verifying dates and figures and adding much new material.The volume is not research work in any sense of the word. It is merely a collection from many sources and a compila tion of the salient facts and most interesting episodes in the various territorial acquisitions of our country. It was written primarily for the use of students and teachers who are inter ested in the wonderful history of the development of our nation and it is earnestly honed that they may find here something that will prove both helpful and interesting. It is further hop ed that the reading of this little volume may give a clearer insight into many things connected with American History and instil in some one's mind the desire to read and study for him self the remarkable story of our territorial growth. If such should prove the case even in a very few instances the, book will have fulfilled its mission and the time and labor Spent in its preparation will not be regretted.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.