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Scars on the Land: An Environmental History of Slavery in the American South 土地上的伤痕：美国南方奴隶制的环境史

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American Nineteenth Century History Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2022.2161449

K. Jones

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“Poor, deluded, ignorant masses”: revisiting the poor non-slaveholding whites of the antebellum south “贫穷、被欺骗、无知的群众”：重温南北战争前南方贫穷的非奴隶白人

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American Nineteenth Century History Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2022.2179386

Harriet Coombs

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A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early U.S. Republic 一个伟大和崛起的国家:美国共和国早期的海军探索和全球帝国

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American Nineteenth Century History Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2022.2161447

Mike Williams

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Letter from the editors 编辑来信

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American Nineteenth Century History Pub Date : 2022-07-11 DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2022.2071310

Natalie Zacek, Matthew Mason

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Foreshadowing Vesey: the Camden slave conspiracy of 1816 预见维西：1816年的卡姆登奴隶阴谋

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American Nineteenth Century History Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2022.2133763

T. Lockley

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A Failed Vision of Empire: The Collapse of Manifest Destiny, 1845–1872 帝国的失败愿景：明确命运的崩溃，1845-1872

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American Nineteenth Century History Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2022.2120233

Michael Hill

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Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America 贸易自由:与中国的贸易如何定义早期美国

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American Nineteenth Century History Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2022.2120231

Michael D. Block

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Calhoun: American Heretic 卡尔霍恩：美国异端

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American Nineteenth Century History Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2022.2120226

P. Doyle

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America’s Religious Crossroads: Faith and Community in the Emerging Midwest 美国的宗教十字路口:新兴中西部地区的信仰与社区

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American Nineteenth Century History Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2022.2120227

Stephen T. Kissel

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Designs on Empire: America’s Rise to Power in the Age of European Imperialism 《帝国的设计:美国在欧洲帝国主义时代的崛起

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American Nineteenth Century History Pub Date : 2022-05-04 DOI: 10.1080/14664658.2022.2120248

M. Palen

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