Empire of Liberty (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: David C. Hendrickson, Robert W. Tucker
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Diplomatic history
- Time of Work: 1792-1815
- Setting: The United States
- Principal Characters: Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Freedom, United States or Americans, France or French people, Slavery or slaves, Literature, Political science, Economics, Corruption, Idealism, Puritans or Puritanism, Pirates, Diplomacy or diplomats, Statesmen
- Locales: United States
Thomas Jefferson first used the term “empire of liberty” in a letter to George Rogers Clark dated Christmas Day, 1779. It was a phrase he would use many times in the years that followed when referring to the vast expanse of western lands adjacent to the original thirteen colonies. This continent was to be peacefully occupied by an agrarian people speaking the same language, sharing similar customs and manners, and believing in the same form of government—one that would not interfere with their individual pursuit of happiness. In this territory, Old World forms of tyranny justified...
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