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Any reading on 1? I was thinking about how America gained ground in the world, from early colonial, to the industrial revolution, to the internet giants. I have
by TACIXAT 7y ago
Any reading on 1? I was thinking about how America gained ground in the world, from early colonial, to the industrial revolution, to the internet giants. I haven't read much about the Mississippi in relation to that era of our industry.
- kstenerud 7y agoEncyclopedia Britannica has a decent introduction [1]. There are a number of books that cover the early development of nations, but the name of the book that dealt with waterways in depth escapes me at the moment. Possibly something by Marvin Harris or Jared Diamond? [1] https://www.britannica.com/place/Mississippi-River/History-and-economy https://www.britannica.com/place/Mississippi-River/History-a...
- jcranmer 7y agoI think saying that American expansion was designed to control the Mississippi River is a stretch. The main expansion that occasioned it was the Louisiana Purchase, which was completely unintentional: the Americans went to France to ask for New Orleans, and were willing to pay up to $10 million for it, but Napoleon opened with an offer of all of Louisiana (doubling the size) for the bargain price of $15 million. Louisiana wasn't a primary focus of the US foreign policy, particularly in the early 1800s. Instead, the US was more concerned with staying out of the deteriorating situation in Europe (during the Napoleonic Wars), and the main expansion targets would have been Canada and Florida.
- VintageCool 7y agohttps://worldview.stratfor.com/article/geopolitics-united-states-part-1-inevitable-empire https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/geopolitics-united-st...