1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996387681003316

Autore

Rous Francis <b. 1615.>

Titolo

A speech made before the Lords in the upper House by Francis Rous Esquire, March the 16th. 1640 [[electronic resource]] : Against Dr. Cossens, Dr. Maynwaring, and Dr. Beale; upon the complaint of Mr. Peter Smart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

At London, : Printed for Iohn Wright, Iunior, MDCXLI. [1641]

Descrizione fisica

[2], 6 p

Soggetti

Great Britain Politics and government 1625-1649 Sources Early works to 1800

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778475603321

Autore

Wood Gordon S

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-771274-6

0-19-974109-3

1-282-32820-4

9786612328206

0-19-973833-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (801 p.)

Collana

Oxford history of the United States

Disciplina

973.4

Soggetti

United States History

United States Civilization 1783-1865

United States Politics and government 1789-1815

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Maps; Editor's Introduction; Abbreviations Used in Citations; Introduction: Rip Van Winkle's America; 1. Experiment in Republicanism; 2. A Monarchical Republic; 3. The Federalist Program; 4. The Emergence of the Jeffersonian Republican Party; 5. The French Revolution in America; 6. John Adams and the Few and the Many; 7. The Crisis of 1798-1799; 8. The Jeffersonian Revolution of 1800; 9. Republican Society; 10. The Jeffersonian West; 11. Law and an Independent Judiciary; 12. Chief Justice John Marshall and the Origins of Judicial Review; 13. Republican Reforms

14. Between Slavery and Freedom 15. The Rising Glory of America; 16. Republican Religion; 17. Republican Diplomacy; 18. The War of 1812; 19. A World Within Themselves; Bibliographical Essay; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America's most esteemed historians, Gordon S. Wood, offers 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. As Wood reveals, the period was marked by tumultuous change in all aspects of American life--in politics, society