| Description |
xvii, 563 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-545) and index. |
| Contents |
Natives and Europeans -- Empire and liberties -- Independence and republicanism -- Liberty and security -- East and West -- Slave or free? -- North and South -- White and Black -- Capital and labor -- Reform and expansion -- War and peace -- From boom to bomb -- Red or dead? -- Rights and riots -- The impotence of omnipotence -- Détente and discontent -- Revolution and democracy -- Pride and prejudice. |
| Subject |
United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780465015009 alkaline paper |
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046501500X alkaline paper |
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