The term was used by Democrats in the 1840s to justify the war with Mexico and it was also used to divide half of Oregon with the United Kingdom. But manifest destiny always limped along because of its internal limitations and the issue of slavery, says Merk. It never became a national priority.
His next book, Conversations with the Enemy which was published in 1982, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1983(Encyclopedia). Winston Groom moved back down south to Mobile, Alabama in 1985 and got to work on his best known novel, Forrest Gump. Winston Groom didnât become a best-selling author until about eight years later when the novel was made into a film.
âForrest Gumpâ Film Tour. Celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the beloved film this month by visiting spots in Savannah and South Carolina. On July 6, 1994, the world was introduced to Forrest Gump, a small-town boy from Greenbow, Alabama, who had fallen in love with his childhood best friend, Jenny.