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Making America, A History of the United States
Making America, Third Edition
Carol Berkin, Baruch College, City University of New York
Christopher L. Miller, The University of Texas, Pan American
Robert W. Cherny, San Francisco State University
James L. Gormly, Washington and Jefferson College
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Chapter 8: The Early Republic, 1796-1804
Stephen E. Ambrose. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether
Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West (1996).
A critically acclaimed and highly readable
narrative exploring the relationship between Jefferson and Lewis and their efforts
to acquire and explore Louisiana.
Joyce Appleby. Inheriting the Revolution:
The First Generation of Americans (2000).
An innovative study of America’s first post-revolutionary
generation based on hundreds of individual biographies. Affords extremely interesting
insights into the politics and culture shared by this unique generation.
Alexander DeConde. This Affair of Louisiana
(1976).
An excellent account by one of America’s premier
diplomatic historians.
Joseph J. Ellis. American Sphinx: The Character
of Thomas Jefferson (1996).
Winner of the National Book Award, this biography
focuses on Jefferson’s personality seeking to expose his inner character; highly
readable.
Richard Hofstadter. The Idea of a Party
System (1969).
The classic account of the rise of legitimate
opposition in the American party system.
David McCullough, John Adams (2001).
Hailed as one of the best political biographies
published in recent years. A great introduction to the art of biographical literature.
Gary B. Nash. Forging Freedom: The Formation
of Philadelphia’s Black Community, 1720-1840 (1990).
A brilliant and exciting exploration of how
African Americans in early Philadelphia created their own urban community.
Peter S. Onuf. Jefferson’s Empire: The Language
of American Nationhood (2000).
Explores the Jefferson’s benign concept of
an American empire couched in the language of republicanism and liberty. Forms
an interesting contrast to Anthony F. C. Wallace’s characterization of Jefferson’s
imperial vision.
James Ronda. Lewis and Clark Among the Indians (1984).
A bold retelling of the expedition’s story,
showcasing the Indian role in both Lewis and Clark’s and the nation’s successful
expansion into Louisiana.
Anthony F. C. Wallace. Jefferson and the
Indians: The Tragic Fate of the First Americans (1999).
A reexamination of Jefferson’s Indian policy
and its impact on native people by one of the nation’s leading anthropologists.
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