Empire Of Liberty by Gordon S Wood 2009 Paperback 9780199832460
Good Condition. Has underlining and notes through Chapter 5. 778 Pages. thru Oxford University Press. 6x9x2 inches. Synopsis A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 (Oxford History of the United States). The Oxford History of the United States is by far the remarkably 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, economy, and culture. The men who founded the new government had high hopes for the future, but few of their hopes and dreams worked out quite as they expected... 158-12-30-24-295