Wood, Gordon S. <br/><br/>
Empire of liberty :  a history of the early Republic, 1789-1815 
/ Gordon S. Wood 
 - New York  : Oxford University Press  , 2009 
 - 778 p.  : illus.  ; 25 cm. 
 - The Oxford history of the United States .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Rip Van Winkle's America -- Experiment in republicanism -- A monarchical republic -- The Federalist program -- The emergence of the Jeffersonian Republican party -- The French Revolution in America -- John Adams and the few and the many -- The crisis of 1798-1799 -- The Jeffersonian revolution of 1800 -- Republican society -- The Jeffersonian West -- Law and an independent judiciary -- Chief Justice John Marshall and the origins of judicial review -- Republican reforms -- Between slavery and freedom -- The rising glory of America -- Republican religion -- Republican diplomacy -- The War of 1812 -- A world within themselves. 
<br/><br/> Integrating all aspects of life, from politics and law to the economy and culture, "Empire of Liberty" offers a marvelous account of this pivotal era when America took its first unsteady steps as a new and rapidly expanding nation. 
<br/><br/><br/>English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195039146 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015390750  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States---Civilization---1783-1865<br/>United States---Politics and government
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E164  / .W63 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.4 WOO