History professor’s book sheds new light on how Louisiana-Florida borderlands shaped United States
ARLINGTON, Texas -- A University of Texas at Arlington history professor’s new book shows how the United States emerged as a successor empire to Great Britain in the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast during the American Revolutionary War.
The succession took place through rivalry with Spain and in the period leading to the Louisiana Purchase.
David Narrett’s book examines fascinating historical characters while analyzing competing forces shaping history on a continental scale.
Adventurism and Empire: The Struggle for Mastery in the Louisiana-Florida Borderlands, 1762-1803 was
