Includes bibliographical references (pages 856-878) and index.
Contents:
Index. Editor's introduction -- Abbreviations used in citations -- Introduction -- Prologue : The defeat of the past -- 20. The continental setting -- 2. From the jaws of defeat -- 3. An era of good and bad feelings -- 4. The world that cotton made -- 5. Awakenings of religion -- 6. Overthrowing the tyranny of distance -- 7. The improvers -- 8. Pursuing the millennium -- 9. Andrew Jackson and his age -- 10. Battles over sovereignty -- 11. Jacksonian democracy and the rule of law -- 12. Reason and revelation -- 13. Jackson's third term -- 14. The new economy -- 15. The Whigs and their age -- 16. American renaissance -- 17. Texas, Tyler, and the telegraph -- 18. Westward the star of empire -- 19. The war against Mexico -- 20. The revolutions of 1848 -- Finale : A vision of the future -- Bibliographical essay -- Index.
Summary:
A panoramic history of the United States ranges from the 1815 Battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, interweaving political and military events with social, economic, and cultural history.
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