{"product_id":"the-early-american-republic-isbn-9781405160971","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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Traveling the Early American Republic 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Building The United States 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Origins 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 First Inaugural Address of George Washington, 1789 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Tickagiska King Addresses President George Washington, 1789 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Western Pennsylvanians Petition Against Taxes, 1790 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 The First American Party System 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Federalist Appeal to Voters, 1792 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Abigail Adams on the Partisan Press, 1797 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Matthew Lyon Criticizes ‘‘Aristocratic’’ Politics, 1797 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Massachusetts Farmer Attacks the Federalists, 1798 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Recasting the American Nation 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 First Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson, 1801 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A New Name for the United States? 1803 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Rules of Etiquette in Jefferson’s White House, 1803 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Clashes East And West 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Whose Land? 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Lewis and Clark Make American Claims in the ‘‘Great West,’’ 1805 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Tecumseh Speaks Out Against American Policy in the Old Northwest, 1810 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Artist’s Depiction of Scalping during the War of 1812, 1812 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Conflict on Many Fronts 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 James Madison Justifies War with the British, 1812 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Hartford Convention Denounces the War, 1814 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Eyewitness Account of the Battle of New Orleans, 1816 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Postwar Nation Looks Forward 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Year 1819 in Image and Verse 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Poem about a Panic, 1819 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Americans on Their Way to a Camp Revival, 1819 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Satirist Looks at the American Militia, 1819 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 The Future Course of the Republic? 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 John C. Calhoun Promotes Federal Internal Improvements, 1817 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The American Colonization Society Appeals to Congress, 1820 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Maine Answers the ‘‘Missouri Question,’’ 1820 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV The Work Of A New Republic 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 A Nation on the Move 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Western Editor Endorses ‘‘Old Hickory,’’ 1824 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Erie Canal Hits the American Stage, 1830 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Englishwoman Remembers Her First Illinois Winter, 1848 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Charles Ball Describes Moving in the Slave Trade, 1837 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Work at Home, Factory, and Field 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Lydia Maria Child on the Family Economy and Soapmaking, 1830 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Two Views on the Morality of Capitalism in the Early Republic, 1834 and 1836 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Henry Bibb Describes Slave Labor in the Cotton Fields, 1849 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 A New Urban America 102\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Frances Trollope Describes Cincinnati, 1832 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 A Poem Composed to Cholera, 1832 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Raucous Omnibus Ride in New York City, 1839 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Renewal And Reform 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 The Soul of the Republic 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Radical Quakers Appeal to Frances Wright, 1828 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Rev. Charles Finney on Changing One’s Own Heart, 1836 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Zilpha Elaw Remembers Preaching in the North and South, 1846 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Improvement of Body and Soul 122\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Boston Physicians on Temperance, 1832 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Mathew Carey Advocates Reform for Seamstresses, 1833 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Sylvester Graham Denounces ‘‘The Appetites,’’ 1837 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Anti-Slavery to Abolition 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 African-American Leaders Reject Colonization Schemes, 1831 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1833 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Maria Stewart Speaks at the African Masonic Hall, 1833 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Jackson’s America 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 The Rise of the ‘‘Common Man’’ 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Inauguration of Andrew Jackson, 1829 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 David Walker Describes the Condition of Free African-Americans, 1829 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Sarah Grimke´ Defends the Rights of Women, 1837 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15 Native Americans and the Common Man 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Andrew Jackson Attempts to Justify Indian Removal to Congress, 1830 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 John Ross Explains the Position of the Cherokee Nation, 1834 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 A Description of Native American Removal in Tennessee, 1835 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16 The Second American Party System 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Violent Election Season in New York City, 1834 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Henry Clay on Whig Strategy, 1838 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 New Hampshire Papers Debate the ‘‘Log Cabin’’\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCampaign, 1840 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII The American Continent 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17 The Mississippi and Beyond 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Narcissa Whitman Describes Missionary Life in Oregon, 1836 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 George Catlin Describes the Mandan Buffalo Dance, 1841 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Notchininga’s Map of the Upper Mississippi, 1837 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18 The Era of Manifest Destiny 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Sam Houston’s Inaugural Address for the Republic of Texas, 1836 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 An Editor Endorses the Idea of ‘‘Manifest Destiny,’’ 1845 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Walter Colton on the Discovery of Gold in California, 1850 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19 War with Mexico 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 President Polk’s War Message, 1846 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 An American Sergeant’s Perspective on the War with Mexico, 1847 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Guillermo Prieto Describes the Occupation of Mexico City, 1850 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: The President and the Ex-Slave 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Zachary Taylor’s Inaugural Address, 1849 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Frederick Douglass on ‘‘Morals and Men,’’ 1849 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 219\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 \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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990210232549,"sku":"NP9781405160971","price":105.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405160971.jpg?v=1761786919","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-early-american-republic-isbn-9781405160971","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}