by Gordon S. Wood
In 1789 the United States started what amounted to a national reboot, as a new republic created by the ratification of the Constitution began operation. This was a massive and far-reaching endeavor, one that involved the creation of new offices and branches of government, the redefinition of institu...
Solid examination of how the United States changed greatly from the signing of the Constitution in 1789, through the peace with Britain in 1815. The country was more religious and evangelical, more commercially driven, more litigious, and more divided over slavery in 1815 than it was in 1789. In...
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