Divided Union: The Politics of War in the Early American Republic

by Scott A. Silverstone

Book Overview

Between the Revolutionary War and the Civil War, the United States was embroiled in competitive inter-state politics. Although it did not directly involve itself in European affairs, the United States did engage regularly in dangerous struggles with other states and with colonial powers with territory on the American periphery. Aside from the War of 1812, the Oregon Crisis, and the Mexican War, other "near misses" included here--disputes of 1807...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801442303
• ISBN13: 9780801442308
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher