Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607-1876

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Providence and the Invention of the United States, 1607-1876 is written by Nicholas Guyatt and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0521867886 (ISBN 10) and 9780521867887 (ISBN 13).

Nicholas Guyatt offers a completely new understanding of a central question in American history: how did Americans come to think that God favored the United States above other nations? Making sense of previously diffuse debates on manifest destiny, millenarianism, and American mission, Providence and the Invention of the United States explains the origins and development of the idea that God has a special plan for America. The benefits and costs of this idea deserve careful consideration.