About this title: The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes two Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in What Hath God Wrought, historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expanded to the Pacific and won control over the richest part of the North American continent. Howe's panoramic narrative portrays revolutionary improvements in transportation and ...
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Edition: Hardcover Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 10/29/2007
ISBN-13:9780195078947ISBN:0195078942
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2007-10-29
ISBN-13:9780195078947ISBN:0195078942
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. VG/VG. Very Good Hardcover book with Very Good Dust Jacket. Binding tight and straight. Pages clean and unmarked. read more
Edition: Second printing
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780195392432ISBN:0195392434
Description: NEW. The Transformation of America 1815-1848. 904pp. Octavo [23.5cm] Paperback. NEW. The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. In this Pulitzer prize-winning, critically acclaimed addition to the series, historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expanded to the Pacific and won control over the richest part of the North ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780195078947ISBN:0195078942
Description: New. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 904 p. Contains: Illustrations. Oxford History of the United States (Hardcover). read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2007-10-29
ISBN-13:9780195078947ISBN:0195078942
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Edition: First Edition; Third Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780195078947ISBN:0195078942
Description: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 9780195078947. New first edition, third printing Oxford University Press hardcover and dust jacket in fine, near finecondition. Protective mylar cover. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction. Tiny nick at top dust jacket.; Oxford History of the United States; 2.3 x 9.3 x 6.6 Inches; Part of the Oxford History of the United States iHistorian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an ... read more
Edition: First Edition; Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780195078947ISBN:0195078942
Description: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 9780195078947. 2007 first edition, second Oxford University Press hardcover and dust jacket in fine, near fine condition. Book is excellent and unread. Light crease on flap of dust jacket. Protective mylar cover. Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction.; Oxford History of the United States; 2.3 x 9.3 x 6.6 Inches; Part of the Oxford History of the United States iHistorian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780195078947ISBN:0195078942
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 904 p. Contains: Illustrations. Oxford History of the United States (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780195078947ISBN:0195078942
Description: New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 904 p. Contains: Illustrations. Oxford History of the United States (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford, NY
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780195078947ISBN:0195078942
Description: Maps. Near Fine in Near Fine Unclipped jacket. Signed by Author A bright, tight edition signed on book plate on front endpaper by author, winner of 2008 Pulitzer Prize for History. DJ is clean & colorful. A tiny ding on lower end of front board and thin strands of excess glue on top end of back board; otherwise firmly bound and in clean order. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780195078947ISBN:0195078942
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 904 p. Contains: Illustrations. Oxford History of the United States (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. Publication Date: Oct 2007, Series: Oxford History of the United States, Format: Hardcover, Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Number Of Pages: 904. VERY GOOD book with some shelfware. Pages bright and crisp, covers shinny, no highlighting or underlining. Satisfaction guaranteed. Thank you for your interest. WE ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780195392432ISBN:0195392434
Description: Historian Howe illuminates the period of American history from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expands to the Pacific and wins control over the richest part of the North American continent. read more
"I'm adding this book to goodreads just to remind myself that I did in fact read it (well to be honest, half of it) not because I actually think anyone else will read it :) That's not to say it's bad, it's just a dense history book akin to a high school history textbook. So for obvious reasons it appeals to me but probably not to most. It focuses on the Jacksonian period, the development of infrastructure and communication technology, the reform movements, the rise in democratic participation in politics, etc."
"I decided to listen to this book because a) it was $5 on an Audible sale and b) I know shamefully little about the period of American history covered in this book. Before Andrew Jackson? yes; Civil War onward? yes; between Andrew Jackson and the Civil War? Not a thing.
Here is what I learned: the United States was a hot white supremacist mess during that period. But also surprisingly enough the evangelical religious folks of the day were the ones pushing for positive social change and equality (except when it came to members of rival religious groups). Also, everyone was apparently worse than the Y2Kers in terms of expecting catastrophic revelatory change at any moment.
This book was surprisingly fascinating - I was afraid the focus on religion would turn me off but it is really so central to what happened in the country during that time. He does a great job of weaving together the stories of religious groups, ethnic groups, presidents, and events to form a cohesive and vivid whole. I recommend!"
"A wonderful book on the period 1815-1848 in U.S. history. The author is not a particular fan of Andrew Jackson and the Jacksonians. The discussions of postmillenialism and the rising reform movements, including abolitionism, temperance, and women's rights were fascinating. Had I lived at the time I would definitely have been a Whig!"
"I don’t ordinarily write reviews for booksellers, but this book draws me to give it 5 stars, 2 thumbs-up, and a high-five. Oh, it won a Pulitzer Prize, too, but who cares?
Don’t be put off by the title. “What Hath God Wrought” was the ur-message telegraphed by Samuel Morse. It does have meaning, because many onlookers asked that question as they looked at this strange experiment in democracy. The subtitle, The Transformation of America, 1815-1848,” is more descriptive. “Transformation” is the key word.
Howe illustrates how Americans had a long debate with themselves about the meaning of democracy once Britain was out of our affairs. John Quincy Adams saw America as the new Israel where citizens should advance and improve themselves in God’s image. Others, like Andrew Jackson, felt that it ought to foster the freedom of each man individually, as long as that man was a white property-holder.
Important chapters examine the world that cotton made, the inventors, the rise of protestant evangelism, Abolitionism, Indian removal, the African colonization movement, the war for Texas, one central bank, a financial panic, tariff protection, Nullification, internal infrastructure, and the devolution of the era of good feelings into divisive sectionalism. But always there was slavery.
Howe demonstrates each branch sought to protect, promote, and spread slavery through protocols, executive orders, court rulings, even the delivery of mail. There was even a perceived need to legislate the movements of black sailors from foreign countries when on leave in an American port.
He draws thoughtful conclusions in each chapter, but maybe none so eye-opening as his speculation that if Henry Clay of Kentucky had prevailed in the close presidential election of 1844, maybe slavery could have been peacefully abolished and a calamitous Civil War avoided.
America seemed to be a petri dish for new religious cults and sects whether big tent revivals or in exclusive colonies of chaste prayer or free love or polygamy. Premillenarianists decided the Final Judgment would occur on a particular day in 1844, leading followers to give away their belongings and leave crops in the fields. On the flip side, this new democracy led the world in the education of women.
Howe’s scholarly writing style is good, neither too popular nor obscurely narrow. He quotes letters, diaries, and documents with good effect and provides footnotes for readers to follow up on. I recommend it to anyone interested in the broad sweep of early 19th-Century U.S. history."
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