An index to essays relating to the philosophy of manifest destiny.

Outlines the background of United States foreign policy, causes of American expansionism, and the colonization of Texas, Oregon, and California.

An essay that examines the early American identification with Promised Land imagery and the concept of divine election as God's chosen people.

Describes the philosophy behind the western expansion and describes the conflicts that the dragoons faced.

Describes the ideal behind the push for expansion into the west and offers historian's views regarding this philosophy.