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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Gordon S., author.

Series:

Oxford history of the United States (Unnumbered)

Oxford scholarship online.

The Oxford history of the United States

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Civilization--1783-1865.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1789-1815.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (801 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Integrating all aspects of life, from politics and law to the economy and culture, "Empire of Liberty" offers a marvelous account of this pivotal era when America took its first unsteady steps as a new and rapidly expanding nation.

Here, Gordon S. Wood offers an 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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [739]-752) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-771274-6

0-19-974109-3

1-282-32820-4

9786612328206

0-19-973833-5

OCLC:

463298880