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Empire of Liberty by Gordon S. Wood
Empire of Liberty by Gordon S. Wood




They hated political parties but parties nonetheless emerged.

Empire of Liberty by Gordon S. Wood

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. 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.Īs Wood reveals, the period was marked by tumultuous change in all aspects of American life-in politics, society, economy, and culture. Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America's most esteemed historians, Gordon S. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation.






Empire of Liberty by Gordon S. Wood