William S.W. Ruschenberger: A Study of an American Naval Officer in the Nineteenth Centur

Posted on:2018-04-23

Degree:M.A

Type:Thesis

University:East Carolina University

Candidate:Kestler, Jessica Rogers

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GTID:2445390002497278

Subject:American history

Abstract/Summary:

This is a case study of a naval surgeon whose experience as surgeon and diplomat demonstrates the intentional expansionist efforts of the United States in the early nineteenth century, much earlier than emphasized in the initial historiography on the subject.

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Nineteenth

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