The Nation Takes Shape - 1789-1837

Marcus Cunliffe, whom the Washington Post and Times Herald calls "a master historian capable of seeing his subject whole," has written a cogent and revealing study of America's first half-century under the federal Constitution. Bounded by the first Washington Administration and the last Jackson Administration, this is the period in which democracy grew and shaped the nation. It witnessed the launching of the federal government; the expansion of the frontier; the establishment of a party system; the enunciation of a foreign policy; the manufacture of the symbols of nationalism; and the forging of the arguments of sectionalism. Most important, Mr. Cunliffe writes, "the American character seems to have been formed in essence within a generation of George Washington's accession to the Presidency."
"An urbane, stimulating, and admirably proportioned analysis. . . ."--Alexander DeConde, "Wisconsin Magazine of History"
"What [Mr. Cunliffe] has done is to weave together and show the fertile interplay of the American dream and the American reality--and show how much the dream modified the reality. . . . an acute and elegant performance."--"Times Literary Supplement"

Info autore

Marcus Cunliffe is University Professor at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and is the author of "George Washington: Man and Monument" (1958).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: CUNLIFFE, Marcus Cunliffe, Cunliffe Marcus
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.09.1960
• EAN: 9780226126678
• ISBN: 978-0-226-12667-8
• Pagine: 230
• Dimensioni: 15 mm x 22 mm x 2 mm
• Peso: 312 g
• Serie: Chicago History of American Ci; The Chicago History of American Civilization; History of American Civilization; Chicago History of American Civilization CHAC (CHUP); Chicago History of American Civilization CHAC
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1700 To C 1800