Liberty in Expansion, 1760-1850 by Handlin, Oscar and Lilian Handlin - 1989

New York, New York, USA: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989. CA6 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. Stated first edition with a sequence of numbers appearing on the copyright page with the "1" present and no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in navy cloth covered boards with gold lettering and graphics on the spine with minor overall shelf wear with the dust jacket endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library marks, stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with some very light fading on the spine plus there is a library label on the spine plus the front and back endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. This is a title in the authors' Liberty in America series. A history of Freedom in the United States between 1760 and 1850. This includes the American Revolution, the formation of republican governments, economic growth, and humanitarian reform. The authors focus on humanitarian reform and changes in family life and personal character in the context of their time. By the authors of "Liberty and Power," "A Restless People," "John Dewey," and "Abraham Lincoln and the Union." Endnotes, indexed, 481p. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.