"The range of American history between 1815 and 1848 does not conjure up any clear narrative to the casual reader, which is precisely why Daniel Walker Howe's What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America 1815-1848 promises to make a splash. These innovations prompted the emergence of mass political parties and stimulated America's economic development from an overwhelmingly rural country to a diversified economy in which commerce and industry took their place alongside agriculture.
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New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. xviii + 904 pp. The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 (Oxford History of the United States) Daniel Walker Howe, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 In the Oxford History of the United States series, Daniel Walker Howe’s What Hath God Wrought picks up where Gordon S. Wood’s Empire of Liberty left off in the War of 1812. Great, comprehensive look at American society and politics in the Antebellum era. He argues that the most important forces that made American democracy meaningful during this period were (1) the growth of the market economy, (2) the awakened vigor of democratically organized Protestant churches and other voluntary associations, (3) the emergence of mass political parties. Howe's story of American expansion culminates in the bitterly controversial but brilliantly executed war waged against Mexico to gain California and Texas for the United States. As I read, I related the text to history lessons long ago. Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select.Click or Press Enter to view the items in your shopping bag or Press Tab to interact with the Shopping bag tooltipWhat Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848Current price is $22.45, Original price is $24.95. Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. É abordado como o país estava se descobrindo enquanto democracia e como entrou de um jeito e saiu de outro.
Thus he labors page after page instructing on topics of dubious importance while ignoring the central thrust that powered America towards it's defining reinvention in the 1850s and 1860s.An Excellent Read on How the United States Developed Between the War of 1812 and the Civil War The author has a clear writing style and a good narrative sense that keep things moving. Leitura fantástica! The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896 (Oxford History of the United States) "What Hath God Wrought is a feat worth applauding no matter what omissions will occur to every specialist in any facet of early national America."
Detailed but not at all dry, it's an excellent history. O livro aborda uma era da história americana como nenhuma outra, talvez. What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America — 1815–1848. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Read "What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 The Transformation of America, 1815-1848" by Daniel Walker Howe available from Rakuten Kobo. Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 (Oxford History of the United States) While thoroughly researched, the book avoids the pitfall of academic writing by appealing to the curiosity of intelligent readers who may be put off by uninspired or technical language.The book is organized around various consequences of the disastrous harvests of 1816: after outlining the nature and scope of this calamity, I describe how it brought about a massive exodus to the Ohio Valley and shift in political and economic might to that region; how it undermined the once-unquestioned authority of New England’s Federalist establishment; how it gave greater credence to scientific explanations for weather events and disasters; how it compelled New England merchants to abandon their opposition to manufacturing; and how it helped create a modern awareness of humanity’s place in the universe.Surveying politics and pop culture, economics and technology, war and religion, Bennett pieces together the players, the personalities, the feats and the failures that transformed key moments in the American story. What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848.By Daniel Walker Howe. Having already read The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 by Robert Middlekauff and Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815 by Gordon S. Wood, I was looking forward to reading the next step in the Oxford History of the United States, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe, which covers the development of the United States between the War of 1812 and just before the Civil War. He lives in Los Angeles.History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)By purchasing this item, you are transacting with Google Payments and agreeing to the Google Payments Howe, Daniel Walker. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations In addition, Howe reveals the power of religion to shape many aspects of American life during this period, including slavery and antislavery, women's rights and other reform movements, politics, education, and literature.