An Empire for Liberty: From Washington to Lincoln, Volume II

by Esmond Wright

An Empire for Liberty examines the history of the United States from the Declaration of Independence to the Civil War less than a century later. The book opens in the aftermath of the American victory over the British in 1776: an era that witnessed the first strains of maintaining independence, and the lively debate that led to a democratic federal constitution under Washington's presidency. Once independence had been achieved, expansion proceeded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557862605
• ISBN13: 9781557862600
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 732 Pages
• Weight: 3.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 7.2" x 10.1"