Empire of liberty [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the early Republic, 1789-1815 / / Gordon S. Wood
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Wood Gordon S
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Empire of liberty [[electronic resource] ] : a history of the early Republic, 1789-1815 / / Gordon S. Wood
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (801 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.4 |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States History |
| United States Civilization 1783-1865 | |
| United States Politics and government 1789-1815 | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Empire of liberty |
| ISBN: | 0-19-771274-6 |
| 0-19-974109-3 | |
| 1-282-32820-4 | |
| 9786612328206 | |
| 0-19-973833-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778475603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Oxford history of the United States.