Building the American republic. Volume 1, A narrative history to 1877 / Harry L. Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Harry L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (646 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.

Summary:

Building the American Republic combines centuries of perspectives and voices into a fluid narrative of the United States. Throughout their respective volumes, Harry L. Watson and Jane Dailey take care to integrate varied scholarly perspectives and work to engage a diverse readership by addressing what we all share: membership in a democratic republic, with joint claims on its self-governing tradition. It will be one of the first peer-reviewed American history textbooks to be offered completely free in digital form. Visit buildingtheamericanrepublic.org for more information. Volume 1 starts at sea and ends on the battlefield. Beginning with the earliest Americans and the arrival of strangers on the eastern shore, it then moves through colonial society to the fight for independence and the construction of a federalist republic. From there, it explains the renegotiations and refinements that took place as a new nation found its footing, and it traces the actions that eventually rippled into the Civil War. This volume goes beyond famous names and battles to incorporate politics, economics, science, arts, and culture. And it shows that issues that resonate today—immigration, race, labor, gender roles, and the power of technology—have been part of the American fabric since the very beginning.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. First Americans, to 1550

Chapter 2. The First English Colonies, 1584–1676

Chapter 3. The Emerging Empire, 1676–1756

Chapter 4. Colonial Society and Culture, 1676–1756

Chapter 5. The Era of Independence, 1756–1783

Chapter 6. A Federal Republic, 1783–1789

Chapter 7. Federalists and Republicans, 1789–1815

Chapter 8. Market Revolution in the North, 1815–1860

Chapter 9. Northern Culture and Reform, 1815–1860

Chapter 10. The World of the South, 1815–1860

Chapter 11. The Transformation of Politics, 1815–1836

Chapter 12. Wars for the West, 1836–1850

Chapter 13. The House Dividing, 1850–1861

Chapter 14. “A New Birth of Freedom,” 1861–1865

Chapter 15. Reconstructing the Republic, 1865–1877

Acknowledgments

For Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780226300658

022630065X

OCLC:

1198930578