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Empire of liberty : a history of the early Republic, 1789-1815 / Gordon S. Wood.

Wood, Gordon S., 1933- (Author).

Summary:

A brilliant account of the early American Republic,ranging from 1789 and the beginning of the national government to the end of the War of 1812. Integrating all aspects of life from politics and law to the economy and culture.

Record details

ISBN: 9780195039146
ISBN: 0195039149
Physical Description: XIX, 778 S., [16] Bl. : ill.
Publisher: Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : Rip Van Winkle's America -- Experiment in republicanism -- A monarchical republic -- The Federalist program -- The emergence of the Jeffersonian Republican party -- The French Revolution in America -- John Adams and the few and the many -- The crisis of 1798-1799 -- The Jeffersonian revolution of 1800 -- Republican society -- The Jeffersonian west -- Law and an independent judiciary -- Chief justice John Marshall and the origins of judicial review -- Republican reforms -- Between slavery and freedom -- The rising glory of America -- Republican religion -- Republican diplomacy -- The war of 1812 -- A world within themselves.