Building the American Republic, Volume 1: A Narrative History to 1877

Building the American Republic, Volume 1: A Narrative History to 1877
ISBN-10
022630051X
ISBN-13
9780226300511
Category
History
Pages
645
Language
English
Published
2018-01-18
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Authors
Harry L. Watson, Jane Elizabeth Dailey

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"Building the American Republic tells the story of United States with remarkable grace and skill, its fast moving narrative making the nation's struggles and accomplishments new and compelling. Weaving together stories of abroad range of Americans. Volume 1 starts at sea and ends on the field. Beginning with the earliest Americans and the arrival of strangers on the eastern shore, it then moves through colonial society to the fight for independence and the construction of a federal republic. Vol 2 opens as America struggles to regain its footing, reeling from a presidential assassination and facing massive economic growth, rapid demographic change, and combustive politics.

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