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Title
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PRESIDENT GRANT AND HIS SANTO DOMINGO ANNEXATION PROJECT - A STUDY OF ILL JUDGMENT.
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Creator
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CRUME, JOHN B., Florida Atlantic University, Curl, Donald W.
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Abstract/Description
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This is a study of President Grant's adoption of a proposal in early 1869 from the President of the Dominican Republic for the annexation of his country to the United States with a view to eventual statehood. It examines Grant's motivations for support of the proposal and his efforts to obtain annexation treaty ratification from an unconvinced Senate. It concludes that Grant gave a maladroit performance and showed a lack of political acumen; that Santo Domingo annexation was doomed from the...
Show moreThis is a study of President Grant's adoption of a proposal in early 1869 from the President of the Dominican Republic for the annexation of his country to the United States with a view to eventual statehood. It examines Grant's motivations for support of the proposal and his efforts to obtain annexation treaty ratification from an unconvinced Senate. It concludes that Grant gave a maladroit performance and showed a lack of political acumen; that Santo Domingo annexation was doomed from the start; and that Grant harmed himself and his party by stubborn fighting of a lost cause.
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Date Issued
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1972
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13532
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Subject Headings
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Grant, Ulysses S--(Ulysses Simpson),--1822-1885, Dominican Republic--Foreign relations--United States, United States--Foreign relations--Dominican Republic
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Format
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Document (PDF)
