The Conquest of a Continent; or, The Expansion of Races in America

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Grant Madison. The Conquest of a Continent; or, The Expansion of Races in America

The Conquest of a Continent

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I FOREWORD

II THE CRADLE OF MANKIND

III THE NORDIC CONQUEST OF EUROPE

IV THE NORDIC SETTLEMENT OF AMERICA

V THE PURITANS IN NEW ENGLAND

VI THE GATEWAYS TO THE WEST FROM NEW ENGLAND AND VIRGINIA

VII VIRGINIA AND HER NEIGHBORS

VIII THE OLD NORTHWEST TERRITORY

IX THE MOUNTAINEERS CONQUER THE SOUTHWEST

X FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE OREGON

XI THE SPOILS OF THE MEXICAN WAR

XII THE ALIEN INVASION

XIII THE TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICA

XIV CHECKING THE ALIEN INVASION

XV THE LEGACY OF SLAVERY

XVI OUR NEIGHBORS ON THE NORTH

XVII OUR NEIGHBORS ON THE SOUTH

XVIII THE NORDIC OUTLOOK

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Madison Grant

The Expansion of Races in America

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For instance, in the British Empire, the abolition of slavery a hundred years ago contributed in large part to the decline and finally to the almost complete disappearance of pure Nordic blood in the West Indies, where previously there had been rich and flourishing colonies of white men employing black slaves.

In South Africa the revolt and outtrekking of Boers beyond the Vaal River were due largely to the abolition of slavery and to the sentimental treatment of the slaves by the Home Government. The passions engendered at that time ultimately led to two bloody and useless wars between the Nordic peoples of South Africa.

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