Territories of Empire: U.S. Writing from the Louisiana Purchase to Mexican Independence PDF
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Territories of Empire OxfOrd StudieS in AmericAn LiterAry HiStOry Gordon Hutner, Series editor Family Money Jeffory A. clymer America’s England christopher Hanlon Writing the Rebellion Philip Gould Antipodean America Paul Giles Living Oil Stephanie Lemenager Making Noise, Making News mary chapman Territories of Empire Andy doolen Propaganda 1776 russ castronovo Territories of Empire u.s. writing from the louisiana purchase to mexican independence Andy Doolen 1 1 Oxford university Press is a department of the university of Oxford. it furthers the university’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. 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Published in the united States of America by Oxford university Press 198 madison Avenue, new york, new york 10016 © Oxford university Press 2014 All rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford university Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the rights department, Oxford university Press, at the address above. you must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. Library of congress cataloging-in-Publication data doolen, Andy, 1968–author. territories of empire : u.S. Writing from the Louisiana Purchase to mexican independence / Andy doolen. pages cm. (Oxford Studies in American Literary History) includes bibliographical references and index. iSBn 978-0-19-934862-6 (acid-free paper) 1. American literature—West (u.S.)—History and criticism. 2. imperialism in literature. i. title. PS271.d66 2014 810.9'3278—dc23 2013045271 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the united States of America on acid-free paper for Alice and mary { contents } Acknowledgments ix chronology xi Introduction: Continental Imaginary 3 1. Empire by Deferral 20 2. The Limits of Republican Empire 55 3. Opening the Door to Mexico 90 4. Timothy Flint’s “Happy Revolution” in Mexico 123 5. Continental Divide 151 Epilogue 180 endnotes 187 Bibliography 241 index 259 { acknowledgments } during the years i have worked on this project, i have enjoyed the support and camaraderie of some terrific colleagues at the university of Kentucky. Our Social Theory collective, an interdisciplinary pedagogical and research pro- gram, has offered me many opportunities to learn from my colleagues across the humanities and social sciences. i have discovered that interdisciplinary work is more fulfilling and fun when it is honed in collaboration and practice. i owe special thanks to the generosity, patience, and good humor of my co- teachers in Social Theory over the years, rich Schein (Geography), Lien-Hang nguyen (History), Sue roberts (Geography), Patricia ehrkamp (Geography), Lisa cliggett (Anthropology), marro inoue (Japanese Studies), and diane King (Anthropology). i am equally grateful to my colleagues in the english department for their support. Their work inspired and motivated me, and their listening ears were always patiently turned on when i sought their advice. i also appreciate the english department and the college of Arts and Sciences for providing research grants and leave support. Portions of this book were delivered before audiences at the annual confer- ences of the American Studies Association, the modern Language Associa- tion, the Society of early Americanists, and the charles Brockden Brown Society. even when it was obvious i was still learning my material, audience members were forgiving and inquisitive and helped me to develop the ideas for this book. Thanks also to edgar dryden and the Arizona Quarterly Sym- posium, donald Pease and the futures institute of American Studies at dart- mouth college, and david correia and the American Studies Program at the university of new mexico. This book could not have been written without the assistance of the gen- erous friends and colleagues who have read portions of this manuscript over the years: dana nelson, dale Bauer, Jeffory clymer, Philip Gould, michelle Sizemore, and rich Schein. many stimulating conversations with my old friend david correia greatly improved my understanding of the historical ge- ography shared by mexico and the united States. duncan faherty read many chapter drafts and my arguments have benefited from his uncommon exper- tise in the “known unknowns” of uS literary history. i leaned on James Lilley in the late stages, and he pushed me to recognize the theoretical stakes of my argument. ed White did some heavy lifting during pivotal moments, reading every chapter thoroughly and providing key overarching suggestions for the final revisions of the manuscript.
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