{"product_id":"the-early-american-republic-isbn-9781405160988","title":"The Early American Republic","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE EARLY AMERICAN REPUBLIC\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUNCOVERING THE PAST: DOCUMENTARY READERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Selected with imagination and wisdom, these incisive and wide-ranging texts will provide a ‘road map’ for students of the first sixty years of American independence.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Walker Howe, Winner of 2008 Pulitzer Prize for History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A nice blend of comprehensiveness and coherence, the selections are individually interesting, relate well to each other, and provide a wide-ranging, imaginative, and disciplined conversation about the Early Republic.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul E. Johnson, University of South Carolina \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This handy collection of speeches, documents, private letters, and pieces of literature, complete with context-setting prefaces, will be invaluable in any course covering major themes in the history of early national America.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoanne Freeman, Yale University \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Expertly edited and chock-full of enlightening and telling primary documents, this reader conveys a beautifully textured sense of the past and attends to all of the key issues during the formative years of the United States.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark M. Smith, University of South Carolina \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Finally, a primary sources reader that includes the full breadth of voices (both familiar and lesser known) that characterized the Early American Republic. Sean Adams’s informative introduction ties these voices together well, making this book a helpful teaching tool for conveying the rich variety of social and political issues that the young nation faced.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven Deyle, University of Houston \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Students will marvel at the fifty-year struggle to forge a nation in the decades following the American Revolution.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeth Rockman, Brown University \u003c\/i\u003e  List of Figures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Traveling the Early American Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Building the United States:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Origins\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 First Inaugural Address of George Washington, 1789.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Tickagiska King Addresses President George Washington, 1789.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Western Pennsylvanians Petition Against Taxes, 1790.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The First American Party System\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Federalist Appeal to Voters, 1792.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Abigail Adams on the Partisan Press, 1797.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Matthew Lyon Criticizes “Aristocratic” Politics, 1797.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Massachusetts Farmer Attacks the Federalists, 1798.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Recasting the American Nation\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 First Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson, 1801.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A New Name for the United States?, 1803.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Rules of Etiquette in Jefferson’s White House, 1803.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Clashes East and West:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Whose Land?\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Lewis and Clark Make American Claims in the “Great West,” 1805.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Tecumseh Speaks Out Against American Policy in the Old Northwest, 1810.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Artist’s Depiction of Scalping during the War of 1812, 1812.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Conflict on Many Fronts\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 James Madison Justifies War with the British, 1812.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Hartford Convention Denounces the War, 1814.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Eyewitness Account of the Battle of New Orleans, 1816.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Postwar Nation Looks Forward:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Year 1819 in Image and Verse\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Poem about a Panic, 1819.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Americans on Their Way to a Camp Revival, 1819.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Satirist Looks at the American Militia, 1819.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Future Course of the Republic?\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 John C. Calhoun Promotes Federal Internal Improvements, 1817.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The American Colonization Society Appeals to Congress, 1820.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Maine Answers the “Missouri Question,” 1820.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Work of a New Republic:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. A Nation on the Move\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Western Editor Endorses “Old Hickory,” 1824.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Erie Canal Hits the American Stage, 1830.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Englishwoman Remembers Her First Illinois Winter, 1848.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Charles Ball Describes Moving in the Slave Trade, 1837.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Work at Home, Factory, and Field\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Lydia Maria Child on the Family Economy and Soapmaking, 1830.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Two Views on the Morality of Capitalism in the Early Republic, 1834 and 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Henry Bibb Describes Slave Labor in the Cotton Fields, 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. A New Urban America\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Frances Trollope Describes Cincinnati, 1832.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Poem Composed to Cholera (1832).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Raucous Omnibus Ride in New York City, 1839.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Renewal and Reform:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. The Soul of the Republic\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Radical Quakers Appeal to Frances Wright, 1828.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Rev. Charles Finney on Changing One’s Own Heart, 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Zilpha Elaw Remembers Preaching in the North and South, 1846.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. Improvement of Body and Soul\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Boston Physicians on Temperance, 1832.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Mathew Carey Advocates Reform for Seamstresses, 1833.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Sylvester Graham Denounces “The Appetites,” 1837.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Anti-Slavery to Abolition\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 African-American Leaders Reject Colonization Schemes, 1831.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1833.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Maria Stewart Speaks at the African Masonic Hall (1833).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Jackson’s America:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. The Rise of the “Common Man”\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Inauguration of Andrew Jackson, 1829.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 David Walker Describes the Condition of Free African-Americans, 1829.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Sarah Grimké Defends the Rights of Women, 1837.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. Native Americans and the Common Man\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Andrew Jackson Attempts to Justify Indian Removal to Congress, 1830.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 John Ross Explains the Position of the Cherokee Nation, 1834.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Description of Native American Removal in Tennessee, 1835.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. The Second American Party System\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Violent Election Season in New York City, 1834.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Henry Clay on Whig Strategy, 1838.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 New Hampshire Papers Debate the “Log Cabin” Campaign, 1840.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII The American Continent:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. The Mississippi and Beyond\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Narcissa Whitman Describes Missionary Life in Oregon, 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 George Catlin Describes the Mandan Buffalo Dance, 1841.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Notchininga’s Map of the Upper Mississippi, 1837.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18. The Era of Manifest Destiny\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Sam Houston’s Inaugural Address for the Republic of Texas, 1836.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 An Editor Endorses the Idea of “Manifest Destiny,” 1845.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Walter Colton on the Discovery of Gold in California, 1850.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19. War with Mexico\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 President Polk’s War Message, 1846.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 An American Sergeant’s Perspective on the War with Mexico, 1847.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Guillermo Prieto Describes the Occupation of Mexico City, 1850.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpilogue: The President and the Ex-Slave:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Zachary Taylor’s Inaugural Address, 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Frederick Douglass on “Morals and Men,” 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Selected with imagination and wisdom, these incisive and wide-ranging texts will indeed ... provide a 'road map' for students of the first sixty years of American independence.\" —\u003ci\u003eDaniel Walker Howe, author of\u003c\/i\u003e What hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 \u003ci\u003e(winner, 2008 Pulitzer Prize for History)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A] nice blend of comprehensiveness and coherence. The selections are individually interesting, they relate well to each other, and ... provide a wide-ranging, imaginative, and disciplined conversation about the Early Republic.\" —\u003ci\u003ePaul E. Johnson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina, author of\u003c\/i\u003e A Shopkeeper's Millennium \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e Sam Patch, the famous jumper\u003ci\u003e; and coauthor (with Sean Wilentz) of\u003c\/i\u003e The Kingdom of Matthias\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This handy collection of speeches, documents, private letters, and pieces of literature, complete with context-setting prefaces, will be invaluable in any course covering major themes in the history of early national America.\" —\u003ci\u003eJoanne Freeman, Yale University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Expertly edited [and] chock-full of enlightening and telling primary documents, this reader conveys a beautifully textured sense of the past and attends to all of the key issues during the formative years of the United States.\" —\u003ci\u003eMark M. Smith, Carolina Distinguished Professor of History, University of South Carolina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Finally, a primary sources reader that includes the full breadth of voices (both familiar and lesser known) that characterized the early American republic. Sean Adams’s informative introduction ties these voices together well, making this book a helpful teaching tool for conveying the rich variety of social and political issues that the young nation faced.” —\u003ci\u003eSteven Deyle, University of Houston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Provides an exciting variety of primary sources and perspectives on the nation’s first sixty years. Adams has drawn together voices from across the early American republic to illuminate the complexities of the era.\" —\u003ci\u003eCraig Friend, North Carolina State University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Students will marvel at the fifty-year struggle to forge a nation in the decades following the American Revolution.\" —\u003ci\u003eSeth Rockman, Brown University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSean Patrick Adams\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at the University of Florida, where he teaches courses in Nineteenth-Century U.S. History. He is the author of numerous publications, most notably \u003ci\u003eOld Dominion, Industrial Commonwealth: Coal, Politics, and Economy in Antebellum America\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).  The first five decades of the United States of America, was a particularly rich time in the development of American politics, society, and culture. In the period from 1789 to 1848, the United States fought two wars, witnessed several pivotal elections, and saw its population swell and its boundaries stretch. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis reader includes over 50 documentary sources that highlight key topics during this period, such as the creation of the American state, Indian Removal, and the rise of American slavery and abolition. The voices of familiar historical figures, such as George Washington and Tecumseh, are heard alongside the testimonies of ordinary people participating in the extraordinary events of their time. Each document alone provides a significant commentary on the period; put together they present a rich and diverse tapestry of the history of the Early Republic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSean Patrick Adams’ introduction and headnotes to each document vividly provide the historical context to these documents and encourages students to engage with the material in critical and creative ways making this reader a valuable text for students and teachers of the Early Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990210330853,"sku":"NP9781405160988","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405160988.jpg?v=1761786919","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-early-american-republic-isbn-9781405160988","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}