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Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
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Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 Hardcover - 2009

by Gordon S. Wood

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.


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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, 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. They hated political parties but parties nonetheless emerged. Some wanted the United States to become a great fiscal-military state like those of Britain and France; others wanted the country to remain a rural agricultural state very different from the European states. Instead, by 1815 the United States became something neither group anticipated. Many leaders expected American culture to flourish and surpass that of Europe; instead it became popularized and vulgarized. The leaders also hope to see the end of slavery; instead, despite the release of many slaves and the end of slavery in the North, slavery was stronger in 1815 than it had been in 1789. Many wanted to avoid entanglements with Europe, but instead the
country became involved in Europe's wars and ended up waging another war with the former mother country. Still, with a new generation emerging by 1815, most Americans were confident and optimistic about the future of their country.
Named a New York Times Notable Book, 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.

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  • Title Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815
  • Author Gordon S. Wood
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 800
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York
  • Date 2009-10-28
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780195039146 / 0195039149
  • Weight 2.95 lbs (1.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.4 x 2.5 in (23.62 x 16.26 x 6.35 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1800-1850
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Civilization - 1783-1865, United States - Politics and government -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009010762
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.4

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Citations

  • Booklist, 09/15/2009, Page 19
  • Books & Culture, 01/01/2010, Page 8
  • Choice, 04/01/2010, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 09/15/2009, Page 70
  • New York Review of Books, 03/25/2010, Page 29
  • New York Times Book Review, 12/06/2009, Page 58
  • NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 12/06/2009, Page 22
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/17/2009, Page 54
  • Publishers Weekly Best Books, 11/02/2009, Page 28

About the author


Gordon S. Wood is Alva O. Way Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University. His books include the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Radicalism of the American Revolution, the Bancroft Prize-winning The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, and The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History. He writes frequently for The New York Review of Books and The New Republic.
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