The Nation Comes of Age: People's History of the Ante-Bellum Years Page Smith #4

The Nation Comes of Age: A People's History of the Ante-Bellum Years
By Page Smith
A People's History Volume 4

A masterful history of the second fifty years of American Independence: the tempestuous decades before the Civil War. This was the age of manifest destiny, of growth and expansion across a continent. During this time the United States began to exercise its power as a unified nation and people, and what is still considered a peculiarly “American” national character emerged. But coincidental with this apparent national unity was the threat of imminent disintegration as the North and South became increasingly divergent in policies and expectations.

Cover type: Hard back with dust jacket
Condition: Used; cracked back interior; see photos. No highlights/notes, etc.
Size: ~6.75" x 9.5”
Pages: 1231, includes Index

Genre: nonfiction, American history, history