What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker

Description: What Hath God Wrought by Daniel Walker Howe Historian Howe illuminates the period of American history from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expands to the Pacific and wins control over the richest part of the North American continent. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. In this Pulitzer prize-winning, critically acclaimed addition to the series, historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expanded to the Pacific and won control over the richest part of the North American continent. Apanoramic narrative, What Hath God Wrought portrays revolutionary improvements in transportation and communications that accelerated the extension of the American empire. Railroads, canals, newspapers, and thetelegraph dramatically lowered travel times and spurred the spread of information. These innovations prompted the emergence of mass political parties and stimulated Americas economic development from an overwhelmingly rural country to a diversified economy in which commerce and industry took their place alongside agriculture. In his story, the author weaves together political and military events with social, economic, and cultural history. Howe examines the rise of Andrew Jackson and hisDemocratic party, but contends that John Quincy Adams and other Whigs--advocates of public education and economic integration, defenders of the rights of Indians, women, and African-Americans--were the trueprophets of Americas future. In addition, Howe reveals the power of religion to shape many aspects of American life during this period, including slavery and antislavery, womens rights and other reform movements, politics, education, and literature. Howes story of American expansion culminates in the bitterly controversial but brilliantly executed war waged against Mexico to gain California and Texas for the United States. Winner of the New-York HistoricalSociety American History Book Prize Finalist, 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionThe Oxford History of the United StatesThe Oxford Historyof the United States is the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, a New York Times bestseller, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. The Atlantic Monthly has praised it as "the most distinguished series in American historical scholarship," a series that "synthesizes a generations worth of historical inquiry and knowledge into one literally state-of-the-art book." Conceived under the generaleditorship of C. Vann Woodward and Richard Hofstadter, and now under the editorship of David M. Kennedy, this renowned series blends social, political, economic, cultural, diplomatic, and military history into coherent and vividlywritten narrative. Notes Subtitled, The Transformation Of America: 1815-1848. Author Biography Daniel Walker Howe is Rhodes Professor of American History Emeritus, Oxford University and Professor of History Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of The Political Culture of the American Whigs and Making the American Self: Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln. He lives in Los Angeles. Table of Contents MapsEditors IntroductionAbbreviations Used in CitationsIntroductionPrologue: The Defeat of the Past1. The Continental Setting2. From the Jaws of Defeat3. An Era of Good and Bad Feelings4. The World That Cotton Made5. Awakenings of Religion6. Overthrowing the Tyranny of Distance7. The Improvers8. Pursuing the Millennium9. Andrew Jackson and His Age10. Battles over Sovereignty11. Jacksonian Democracy and the Rule of Law12. Reason and Revelation13. Jacksons Third Term14. The New Economy15. The Whigs and Their Age16. American Renaissance17. Texas, Tyler, and the Telegraph18. Westward the Star of Empire19. The War Against Mexico20. The Revolutions of 1848Finale: A Vision of the FutureBibliographical EssayIndex Review "What Daniel Walker Howe hath wrought is a wonderfully mind-opening interpretation of America on the cusp of modernity and might."--George F. Will, National Review Online"What Hath God Wrought is the dazzling culmination of the authors lifetime of distinguished scholarship.... The sustained quality of Howes prose makes it even harder to put down a volume whose sheer weight makes it hard to pick up.... What Hath God Wrought lays powerful claim to being the best work ever written on this period of the American past."--Richard Carwardine, The Journal of Southern History"Howe knows his era as well as any historian living, and he generously instructs his readers with detailed expertise and crisp generalizations."--John Lauritz Larson, The Journal of American History"What Hath God Wrought is a feat worth applauding no matter what omissions will occur to every specialist in any facet of early national America."--Scott E. Casper, Reviews in American History"Howe is a skillful storyteller who knows how to choose relevant anecdotes and revealing quotations. Both general readers and professional historians can benefit from the book. It can be read with pleasure from cover to cover."--Thomas Tandy Lewis, Magills Literary Annual"One of the best lessons offered by Howes book comes in his refusal to view the period of 1815 to 1848 in anything other than its own terms. He never reduces the early part of the book to an analysis of how developments succeeded or failed the hopes of the founders. Nor does he ever treat political and social developments as though they launched the United States on a high road to the Civil War.... Precisely because of this clear-eyed vision of theantebellum period, Civil War historians will want to take a fresh look back at howes picture of the United States in a constant state of change."--Sarah J. Purcell, Civil War Book Review"I like to have a heavy tome to calm me down at the end of the day. This is almost as big as a pathology book, but really well written."--Robin Cook"A comprehensive, richly detailed, and elegantly written account of the republic between the War of 1812 and the American victory in Mexico a generation later...a masterpiece."--The Atlantic"Hows Pulitzer Prize-winning addition to the mulitvolume Oxford History of the United States is excellent in many ways, not least in the full attention it gives to the religious dynamics of American history in this period.... a very satisfying read."--The Christian Century"Exemplary addition to the Oxford History of the United States... He is a genuine rarity...extraordinary."--Washington Post Book World"One of the most outstanding syntheses of U.S. history published this decade."--Publishers Weekley starred review"What Hath God Wrought is both a capacious narrative of a tumultuous era in American history and a heroic attempt at synthesizing a century and a half of historical writing about Jacksonian democracy, antebellum reform, and American expansion."--The New Yorker"This extraordinary contribution to the Oxford History of the United States series is a great accomplishment by one of the United States most distinguished historians.... It is, in short, everything a work of historical scholarship should be."--Foreign Affairs"The book is a sweeping and monumental achievement that no student of American history should let go unread. Attentive to historiography yet writing accessible and engaging prose, Howe has produced the perfect introduction or reintroduction to an enormously important period in American national development."--American Heritage"The best book on Jackson today."--Gordon Wood, Salt Lake Deseret Morning News"Howes book is the most comprehensive and persuasive modern account of America in what we might prefer hereafter to call the Age of Clay. It should be the standard work on the subject for many years to come."--American Nineteenth Century History"Comprehensive and detailed... an excellent narrative history."--The California Territorial Quarterly"There is simply too much of value in Howes book to be even listed in the longest of reviews. The serious student of American history will want to read this book...This is a book worthy of a master of American history." --History News Network Promotional Now in paperback--The winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for History-- A brilliant portrait of an era that saw dramatic transformations in American life Long Description The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. In this Pulitzer prize-winning, critically acclaimed addition to the series, historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expanded to the Pacific and won control over the richest part of the North American continent. Apanoramic narrative, What Hath God Wrought portrays revolutionary improvements in transportation and communications that accelerated the extension of the American empire. Railroads, canals, newspapers, and the telegraph dramatically lowered travel times and spurred the spread of information. These innovationsprompted the emergence of mass political parties and stimulated Americas economic development from an overwhelmingly rural country to a diversified economy in which commerce and industry took their place alongside agriculture. In his story, the author weaves together political and military events with social, economic, and cultural history. Howe examines the rise of Andrew Jackson and his Democratic party, but contends that John Quincy Adams and other Whigs--advocates of public education andeconomic integration, defenders of the rights of Indians, women, and African-Americans--were the true prophets of Americas future. In addition, Howe reveals the power of religion to shape many aspects of American life during this period, including slavery and antislavery, womens rights and otherreform movements, politics, education, and literature. Howes story of American expansion culminates in the bitterly controversial but brilliantly executed war waged against Mexico to gain California and Texas for the United States. Winner of the New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize Finalist, 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionThe Oxford History of the UnitedStatesThe Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, a New York Times bestseller, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. The Atlantic Monthly has praised it as "the most distinguished series in Americanhistorical scholarship," a series that "synthesizes a generations worth of historical inquiry and knowledge into one literally state-of-the-art book." Conceived under the general editorship of C. Vann Woodward and Richard Hofstadter, and now under the editorship of David M. Kennedy, this renowned series blends social, political, economic, cultural, diplomatic, and military history into coherent and vividly written narrative. Review Text "What Daniel Walker Howe hath wrought is a wonderfully mind-opening interpretation of America on the cusp of modernity and might."--George F. Will, National Review Online"What Hath God Wrought is the dazzling culmination of the authors lifetime of distinguished scholarship.... The sustained quality of Howes prose makes it even harder to put down a volume whose sheer weight makes it hard to pick up.... What Hath God Wrought lays powerful claim to being the best work ever written on this period of the American past."--Richard Carwardine, The Journal of Southern History"Howe knows his era as well as any historian living, and he generously instructs his readers with detailed expertise and crisp generalizations."--John Lauritz Larson, The Journal of American History"What Hath God Wrought is a feat worth applauding no matter what omissions will occur to every specialist in any facet of early national America."--Scott E. Casper, Reviews in American History"Howe is a skillful storyteller who knows how to choose relevant anecdotes and revealing quotations. Both general readers and professional historians can benefit from the book. It can be read with pleasure from cover to cover."--Thomas Tandy Lewis, Magills Literary Annual"One of the best lessons offered by Howes book comes in his refusal to view the period of 1815 to 1848 in anything other than its own terms. He never reduces the early part of the book to an analysis of how developments succeeded or failed the hopes of the founders. Nor does he ever treat political and social developments as though they launched the United States on a high road to the Civil War.... Precisely because of this clear-eyed vision of theantebellum period, Civil War historians will want to take a fresh look back at howes picture of the United States in a constant state of change."--Sarah J. Purcell, Civil War Book Review"I like to have a heavy tome to calm me down at the end of the day. This is almost as big as a pathology book, but really well written."--Robin Cook"A comprehensive, richly detailed, and elegantly written account of the republic between the War of 1812 and the American victory in Mexico a generation later...a masterpiece."--The Atlantic"Hows Pulitzer Prize-winning addition to the mulitvolume Oxford History of the United States is excellent in many ways, not least in the full attention it gives to the religious dynamics of American history in this period.... a very satisfying read."--The Christian Century"Exemplary addition to the Oxford History of the United States... He is a genuine rarity...extraordinary."--Washington Post Book World"One of the most outstanding syntheses of U.S. history published this decade."--Publishers Weekley starred review"What Hath God Wrought is both a capacious narrative of a tumultuous era in American history and a heroic attempt at synthesizing a century and a half of historical writing about Jacksonian democracy, antebellum reform, and American expansion."--The New Yorker"This extraordinary contribution to the Oxford History of the United States series is a great accomplishment by one of the United States most distinguished historians.... It is, in short, everything a work of historical scholarship should be."--Foreign Affairs"The book is a sweeping and monumental achievement that no student of American history should let go unread. Attentive to historiography yet writing accessible and engaging prose, Howe has produced the perfect introduction or reintroduction to an enormously important period in American national development."--American Heritage"The best book on Jackson today."--Gordon Wood, Salt Lake Deseret Morning News"Howes book is the most comprehensive and persuasive modern account of America in what we might prefer hereafter to call the Age of Clay. It should be the standard work on the subject for many years to come."--American Nineteenth Century History"Comprehensive and detailed... an excellent narrative history."--The California Territorial Quarterly"There is simply too much of value in Howes book to be even listed in the longest of reviews. The serious student of American history will want to read this book...This is a book worthy of a master of American history." --History News Network Review Quote "What Hath God Wrought is the dazzling culmination of the authors lifetime of distinguished scholarship.... The sustained quality of Howes prose makes it even harder to put down a volume whose sheer weight makes it hard to pick up.... What Hath God Wrought lays powerful claim to being the best work ever written on this period of the American past."--Richard Carwardine, The Journal of Southern History "Howe knows his era as well as any historian living, and he generously instructs his readers with detailed expertise and crisp generalizations."--John Lauritz Larson, The Journal of American History "What Hath God Wrought is a feat worth applauding no matter what omissions will occur to every specialist in any facet of early national America."--Scott E. Casper, Reviews in American History "Howe is a skillful storyteller who knows how to choose relevant anecdotes and revealing quotations. Both general readers and professional historians can benefit from the book. It can be read with pleasure from cover to cover."--Thomas Tandy Lewis, Magills Literary Annual "One of the best lessons offered by Howes book comes in his refusal to view the period of 1815 to 1848 in anything other than its own terms. He never reduces the early part of the book to an analysis of how developments succeeded or failed the hopes of the founders. Nor does he ever treat political and social developments as though they launched the United States on a high road to the Civil War.... Precisely because of this clear-eyed vision of the antebellum period, Civil War historians will want to take a fresh look back at howes picture of the United States in a constant state of change."--Sarah J. Purcell, Civil War Book Review "I like to have a heavy tome to calm me down at the end of the day. This is almost as big as a pathology book, but really well written."--Robin Cook "A comprehensive, richly detailed, and elegantly written account of the republic between the War of 1812 and the American victory in Mexico a generation later...a masterpiece."--The Atlantic "Hows Pulitzer Prize-winning addition to the mulitvolume Oxford History of the United States is excellent in many ways, not least in the full attention it gives to the religious dynamics of American history in this period.... a very satisfying read."--The Christian Century "Exemplary addition to the Oxford History of the United States... He is a genuine rarity...extraordinary."--Washington Post Book World "One of the most outstanding syntheses of U.S. history published this decade."--Publishers Weekley starred review "What Hath God Wrought is both a capacious narrative of a tumultuous era in American history and a heroic attempt at synthesizing a century and a half of historical writing about Jacksonian democracy, antebellum reform, and American expansion."--The New Yorker "This extraordinary contribution to the Oxford History of the United States series is a great accomplishment by one of the United States most distinguished historians.... It is, in short, everything a work of historical scholarship should be."--Foreign Affairs "The book is a sweeping and monumental achievement that no student of American history should let go unread. Attentive to historiography yet writing accessible and engaging prose, Howe has produced the perfect introduction or reintroduction to an enormously important period in American national development."--American Heritage "The best book on Jackson today."--Gordon Wood, Salt Lake Deseret Morning News "Howes book is the most comprehensive and persuasive modern account of America in what we might prefer hereafter to call the Age of Clay. It should be the standard work on the subject for many years to come."--American Nineteenth Century History Feature Now in paperback--The winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for history--A brilliant portrait of an era that saw dramatic transformations in American lifeSelling point: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for HistorySelling point: Part of the acclaimed series, The Oxford History of the United StatesSelling point: Illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War New Feature Maps Editors Introduction Abbreviations Used in Citations Introduction Prologue: The Defeat of the Past 1. The Continental Setting 2. From the Jaws of Defeat 3. An Era of Good and Bad Feelings 4. The World That Cotton Made 5. Awakenings of Religion 6. Overthrowing the Tyranny of Distance 7. The Improvers 8. Pursuing the Millennium 9. Andrew Jackson and His Age 10. Battles over Sovereignty 11. Jacksonian Democracy and the Rule of Law 12. Reason and Revelation 13. Jacksons Third Term 14. The New Economy 15. The Whigs and Their Age 16. American Renaissance 17. Texas, Tyler, and the Telegraph 18. Westward the Star of Empire 19. The War Against Mexico 20. The Revolutions of 1848 Finale: A Vision of the Future Bibliographical Essay Index Details ISBN0195392434 Author Daniel Walker Howe Short Title WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT Language English ISBN-10 0195392434 ISBN-13 9780195392432 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 973.5 Year 2009 Subtitle The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States UK Release Date 2009-11-05 NZ Release Date 2009-11-05 US Release Date 2009-11-05 Pages 928 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Series Oxford History of the United States Publication Date 2009-11-05 Alternative 9780195078947 Illustrations 47 halftones, 23 lines Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2009-11-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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