... century saw the continental expansion of the United States and a transportation revolution that resulted from it, as well as industrialization, astonishing population growth and urbanization. The artistic community was called into action, producing whole schools of painting, which glorified the development of the nation. Starting with the Hudson River School founded by Thomas Cole, the nation obtained a visual representation of Manifest ... particularly interesting to note that it was also entitled Manifest Destiny. The central character, an allegory of progress, is described as a "beaut...

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