Williams, Alfred

THE

INTER-OCEANIC CANAL

AND

THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
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"AT AN EPOCH WHICH WE MAY CALL NEAR, SINCE IT CONCERNS
THE LIFE OF A PEOPLE, THE ANGLO-AMERICANS WILL COVER ALL

THE IMMENSE TERRITORY COMPRISED BETWEEN THE POLAR ICE AND
THE TROPICS-THEY WILL SPREAD FROM THE SHORES OF THE AT-
LANTIC OCEAN EVEN TO THE COASTS OF THE SOUTHERN SEA."

DE TOCQUEVILLE.

NEW YORK :

G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS,

182 FIFTH AVENUE.

1880.

Dixie
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CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

THE COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE OF THE INTER-

OCEANIC CANAL, AND THE HISTORY OF SOME OF

THE SCHEMES FOR BUILDING IT.

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COLONIZATION AND PROVINCIAL POSSESSIONS CON-

SIDERED IN RELATION TO THE INTERESTS OF THE

UNITED STATES.......

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THE UNITED STATES SHOULD CONTROL THE INTER-

OCEANIC CANAL...

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