by Rich Wandschneider | Sep 29, 2024 | American Indian history, General Allotment Act, Henry Spalding, Jefferson, Jefferson Bible, Jill Lepore, Manifest Destiny, Uncategorized
In the July-August 2024 issue of the Smithsonian magazine, in an article on “Mapping the Mississippi,” Boyce Uphold writes of Thomas Jefferson: “Jefferson had formed a vision for new territory west of the Appalachian Mountains. It would fuel the creation of an ‘empire...
