"The untransacted destiny of the American people is to subdue the continent — to rush over this vast field to the Paci…"

"In 1845, John O’Sullivan coined the phrase “Manifest Destiny” to justify and celebrate America’s violent annexation o…"

"Teaching Native American studies, I always begin with a simple exercise. I ask students to quickly draw a rough outli…"

"Manifest Destiny saw Yankee conquest as the inevitable result of a confrontation between enterprise and progress (whi…"

"The concept of Manifest Destiny, with its assertion of racial superiority sustained by military power, has defined U.…"

"If you enjoy watching birds, you stand in good company. There are, in the estimate of the National Survey on Recreati…"

"Birds become more and more fascinating, not less, the more you watch them."

"It is a fun exercise among s to try to pinpoint a childhood moment when they deviated from the path of “ordinary” peo…"

"But since it was birders he was dealing with, there wasn’t any harm just letting us in on the honor system. There was…"

"Anyone who is interested in birds eventually reaches the point when he or she joins the , or loses enthusiasm. The Tr…"