What hath God wrought the transformation of America, 1815-1848 / Daniel Walker Howe.

Author/creator Howe, Daniel Walker
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxviii, 904 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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SeriesThe Oxford history of the United States
Oxford history of the United States (Unnumbered) ^A1010480
Contents Prologue: The defeat of the past -- The continental setting -- From the jaws of defeat -- An era of good and bad feelings -- The world that cotton made -- Awakenings of religion -- Overthrowing the tyranny of distance -- The improvers -- Pursuing the millennium -- Andrew Jackson and his age -- Battles over sovereignty -- Jacksonian democracy and the rule of law -- Reason and revelation -- Jackson's third term -- The new economy -- The Whigs and their age -- American renaissance -- Texas, Tyler, and the telegraph -- Westward the star of empire -- The war against Mexico -- The revolutions of 1848 -- Finale: A vision of the future.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [856]-878) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007012370
ISBN9780195078947 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0195078942 (hardcover : alk. paper)