The Growth of the American Republic. Illustrated Edition

Samuel Eliot Morison, Henry Steele Commager

• Publisher: Fanela Publishing
• Year: 2026
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9786178937423
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

The Growth of the American Republic is a comprehensive and engaging history of the United States, tracing the development of the American nation from its colonial beginnings through the major political, social, economic, and cultural transformations that shaped the republic. Written by distinguished historians Samuel Eliot Morison and Henry Steele Commager, the work places important events within their broader historical context. The authors examine the American Revolution, the creation of the Constitution, westward expansion, the Civil War and Reconstruction, industrialization, immigration, and the emergence of the United States as a major world power. Rather than focusing solely on political leaders and military events, the book also explores the experiences of ordinary Americans and the changing institutions and ideas that influenced national life. Questions of democracy, citizenship, economic development, regional differences, and social change are woven throughout the narrative. The Illustrated Edition enriches the historical account with carefully selected visual material, bringing key periods and personalities of American history vividly to life. Combining scholarly research with accessible storytelling, this volume offers readers a broad perspective on the forces and events that contributed to the growth and transformation of the American Republic.

Table of contents

• Liberty and Empire
• The Imperial Reorganization
• Sectional and Class Divisions
• The Revolution Precipitated
• The War of Independence
• From Colony to Commonwealth
• The Confederation
• The Federal Constitution
• The United States in 1790
• Organizing a Government
• Hamilton and Jefferson
• The French Touchstone
• Washington Chooses Peace
• John Adams’s Administration
• Jeffersonian Democracy
• Conspiracies and Complications
• The War of 1812
• The Era of Good Feelings
• Monroe and J.Q. Adams
• Andrew Jackson
• The Northern States
• Labor, Education, and Emancipation
• The Cotton Kingdom
• Whigs and Democrats
• Where Rolls the Oregon
• From the Rio Grande to Mexico City
• The Compromise of 1850
• Young America
• The Irrepressible Conflict
• Lincoln, Secession, Civil War
• Conditions and Considerations
• The War in 1862
• Behind the Lines
• From Vicksburg to Appomattox
• The Aftermath of the War
• Reconstruction, Political and Constitutional
• The Passing of the Frontier
• Transportation and Its Control
• The Economic Revolution
• Labor and Immigration
• Agriculture Since the War
• Arts and Letters
• The Republican Dynasty
• Bold Cleveland Again
• The Spanish War and Imperialism
• The Reign of Roosevelt
• The Big Stick
• The Taft Administration
• Woodrow Wilson
• Bibliography