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Synopsis. The book takes a humorous tone and examines the fulfillment of American imperialist manifest destiny at the end of the 19th century as America annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and invaded Cuba, and the Philippines in 1898, in an attempt to become a global power.
Mar 22, 2011 · Unfamiliar Fishes Kindle Edition. by Sarah Vowell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.3 810 ratings. Goodreads Choice Award nominee. See all formats and editions. From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn.
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Feb 4, 2011 · 3.64. 14,996 ratings2,233 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best History & Biography (2011) Many think of 1776 as the most defining year of American history, the year we became a nation devoted to the pursuit of happiness through self-government. In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as crucial to ...
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Mar 6, 2012 · Unfamiliar Fishes. Paperback – March 6, 2012. by Sarah Vowell (Author) 4.3 810 ratings. Goodreads Choice Award nominee. See all formats and editions. From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States comes an examination of Hawaii, the place where Manifest Destiny got a sunburn.
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In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as defining, when, in an orgy of imperialism, the United States annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and invaded first Cuba, then the Philippines, becoming an international superpower practically overnight.
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Mar 6, 2012 · Unfamiliar Fishes. Sarah Vowell. Penguin Publishing Group, Mar 6, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 256 pages. From the author of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States comes an examination...
In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as defining, when, in an orgy of imperialism, the United States annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and invaded first...
