The Year of Decision 1846 AUTH-4590640 polyglot empire survived for centuries

polyglot empire survived for centuries in Europe's most dangerous neighborhood without succumbing to the pressures of multisided warfare

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The Year of Decision 1846 AUTH-4590640 polyglot empire survived for centuriesYear of Decision 1846 tells many fascinating stories of the U. S. explorers who began the western march from the Mississippi to the Pacific, from Canada to the annexation of Texas, California, and the southwest lands from Mexico. It is the penultimate book of a trilogy which includes Across the Wide Missouri (for which DeVoto won both the Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes) and The Course of Empire. DeVoto's narrative covers the expanding Western frontier,