The Republic Reborn: War and the Making of Liberal America, 1790-1820

by Steven Watts and Professor Steven Watts

Book Overview

Winner of the Book Prize for New Authors from the National Historical Society

The War of 1812 played a critical role in the emergence of an American culture of capitalism. In The Republic Reborn Steven Watts offers a brilliant new interpretation of the war and the foundation of liberal America. He explores the sweeping changes that took place in America between 1790 and 1820--the growth of an entrepreneurial economy of competition, the devlopment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801839416
• ISBN13: 9780801839412
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 9.0"