The growth of the American Republic Vol 1000- 1865
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 6th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Acceptable. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Handwritten note visible on page margin. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work in American historiography, The Growth of the American Republic by Samuel Eliot Morison and Henry Steele Commager chronicles the sweep of United States history from the earliest Norse explorations around 1000 AD through the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865. Written with remarkable narrative clarity and scholarly depth, this first volume of the two-part series presents the political, social, economic, and cultural forces that shaped the nation from colonial settlement through its most defining internal conflict. The authors argue with conviction that American democracy was forged through a complex interplay of idealism, ambition, and struggle, bringing to life the characters and events that defined a continent. Long regarded as essential reading for students and enthusiasts of American history, the work combines rigorous academic research with an accessible and engaging prose style that has made it a standard text in universities for decades.
Author: Samuel Eliot Morison
Format: Hardback
Published: 1955, Oxford University Press
Genre: American history
Edition: 6th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Acceptable. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Handwritten note visible on page margin. Binding: Intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A landmark work in American historiography, The Growth of the American Republic by Samuel Eliot Morison and Henry Steele Commager chronicles the sweep of United States history from the earliest Norse explorations around 1000 AD through the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865. Written with remarkable narrative clarity and scholarly depth, this first volume of the two-part series presents the political, social, economic, and cultural forces that shaped the nation from colonial settlement through its most defining internal conflict. The authors argue with conviction that American democracy was forged through a complex interplay of idealism, ambition, and struggle, bringing to life the characters and events that defined a continent. Long regarded as essential reading for students and enthusiasts of American history, the work combines rigorous academic research with an accessible and engaging prose style that has made it a standard text in universities for decades.