Empires in the sun : the rise of the new American West
Describes Commodore Perry's expedition to "open" Japan to international trade and places this episode in the context of American imperial ambitions..
xvi, 332 pages : map ; 25 cm
9780399126352, 039912635X
7733917
Part one: Subsidizing the west
The six companies and the rise of the west
Geopolitics at home and abroad
The money market
Part two: Centers of power
Denver: hub of the interior
Salt Lake City: Zion at the crossroads
Phoneix: On the edge
Las Vegas: End of the desert road
Part three: Points of conflict
Indian wars
The Mexican factor
Cititzen armies
Conclusion
Bibliography