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1	Novus Ordo Seclorum more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist 'A witty and energetic study of the ideas and passions of the Framers.' - New York Times Book Review'An important, comprehensive statement about the most fundamental period in American history. It deals authoritatively with topics no student of American can afford to ignore.' - Harvey Mansfield, author of the Spirit of Liberalism see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Alexander Hamilton: A Biography more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist see all copies from $4.18! new only from $19.91! \| first editions \| SVS
3	States' Rights and the Union: Imperium in Imperio, 1776-1876 more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist A study of states' rights, an issue still stirring debate across the USA. Tracing the idea from Independence to the end of Reconstruction, the study revolves around the concept of "imperium in imperio" - literally "sovereignty within sovereignty" - or the division of power within one jurisdiction. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $13.01! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Presidency of George Washington more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist 'One of the most imaginative and suggestive works on the Washington years. McDonald has demonstrated in this work that presidential history can still be lively and compelling.' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.73! \| first editions \| SVS
5	E Pluribus Unum: The Formation of the American Republic, 1776-1790 more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist Having won independence from England, America faced a new question: Would this be politically one nation, or would it not? "E Pluribus Unum" is a spirited look at how that question came to be answered. That the American people introduced a governmental system adequate to check the very forces unleashed by the Revolution - this, writes Professor ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $9.25! \| first editions \| SVS
6	E Pluribus Unum more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist Having won independence from England, America faced a new question: Would this be politically one nation, or would it not? "E Pluribus Unum" is a spirited look at how that question can be answered. see all copies from $4.57! new only from $15.97!
7	Empire and Nation: Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania/Letters from the Federal Farmer more books like this by John Dickinson, Richard Henry Lee, Forrest McDonald (Editor) add to wishlist Two series of letters described as 'the wellsprings of nearly all ensuing debate on the limits of governmental power in the United States' address the whole remarkable range of issues provoked by the crisis of British policies in North America out of which a new nation emerged from an overreaching empire. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.25! \| SVS
8	African American Voices: The Life Cycle of Slavery more books like this by Forrest McDonald, Eugene D Genovese, David Burner add to wishlist The 58 selections in this volume cover the history of slavery in America, moving from memories of growing up in Africa to the trials of the Middle Passage, the horrors of the auction block, the sustaining forces of family and religions, acts of resistance, and the meaning of the Civil War and emancipation, presenting 300 years in the collective ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.80!
9	The American Presidency: An Intellectual History more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist This is a provocative essay on the ambiguities and dilemmas of the American presidency. It offers observations on the issues and controversies surrounding high office, questioning what a president does and by what right he or she does it. This book was named one of the Year's Best Books on Politics by the "Chicago Sun-Times". see all copies from $3.89! new only from $13.72! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Insull more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist This is a reprint of a previosly published work. It dewals with Samuel Insull, who was Thomas Edison's private secretary and founded the business of centralized electric supply. He organized the Edison General Electric Company. see all copies from $15.20! new only from $31.16! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Original Intentions: On the Making and Ratification of the United States Constitution more books like this by M E Bradford, Forrest McDonald (Foreword by) add to wishlist Describes the genesis, ratification and mandate of the US Constitution from the perspective of its original framers. Bradford employs principles of legal, historical, rhetorical and dramatic analysis to reveal a Constitution which, he claims, limits the power of its government. see all copies from $2.21! new only from $40.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	Presidency of Thomas Jefferson more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist The aim of the American Presidency Series is to present historians and the general reading public with interesting, scholarly assessment of the various presidential administrations. These interpretive surveys are intended to cover the broad ground between biographies, specialized monographs, and journalistic accounts. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $10.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	We the people : the economic origins of the Constitution more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist The political impulse to attempt to separate from central government control is a feature of the post-cold war world that is alive and growing in Canada, Russia, China, Italy, Belgium, Britain, and even the United States. The contributors to this volume believe that the secessionist impulse is a vital part of classical liberal tradition that ... see all copies from $17.95! new only from $32.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	The Birth of Modern America: 1919 - 1939 more books like this by Forrest McDonald, Eugene D Genovese, David Burner add to wishlist "The Birth of Modern America" tells in clear and lively prose how Americans struggled with modernity in both its cultural and its economic forms. Richly illustrated, it uses the visual images of the time as evidence of the changes it explores. It is anecdotal as well as analytic, filled with stories about evangelical enthusiasms, amusement parks, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
15	Requiem more books like this by Forrest McDonald, Ellen Shapiro McDonald add to wishlist see all copies from $3.25! new only from $41.26! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Recovering the Past: A Historian's Memoir more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist Forrest McDonald is a legend in his own time. The NEH's sixteenth Jefferson Lecturer he is one of our most eminent historians and the author of numerous provocative works on the early American republic, the Constitution, and the American presidency. Renowned for his sly wit and iconoclasm, he is also a conservative in a mostly liberal profession, ... see all copies from $7.08! new only from $17.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Where the Domino Fell: America and Vietnam 1945-2004 more books like this by Forrest McDonald, Eugene D Genovese, David Burner add to wishlist "Where the Domino Fell" recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II to the present, clarifying the political aims, military strategy, and social and economic factors that contributed to the participants' actions. Narrated in an accessible style by two distinguished historians, "Where the Domino Fell" is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99!
18	Confederation and Constitution, 1781-1789, more books like this by Forrest McDonald (Editor), Ellen S. McDonald (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $8.49! first editions
19	A Constitutional History of the United States more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist see all copies from $11.95! first editions
20	The Phaeton ride; the crisis of American success. more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist see all copies from $7.02! first editions
21	Firsthand America: A History of the United States more books like this by Forrest McDonald, Eugene D Genovese, David Burner add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.94! \| first editions
22	We People more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist see all copies from $26.34!
23 view cover	Derailing the Constitution: The Undermining of American Federalism more books like this by Edward B McLean (Introduction by), Forrest McDonald, Charles E Rice add to wishlist What is the role of the Supreme Court of the United States? This book explores that question, especially the manner in which the modern judiciary applies the definitions and limits expressed in the Constitution to control the operation of national government. see all copies from $4.89! first editions
24	Debates on American History by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! SVS
25	The United States in the twentieth century. Vol.1, 1900-1920 more books like this by Forrest McDonald add to wishlist see all copies from $2.48!

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