A Basic History of the United States, Vol. 2: The Beginning of the Republic 1775-1825: The Beginning of the Republic, 1775–1825

Carson’s full-scale treatment of American history combines scholarly exactness with evocative passages that lead the listener to a clearer understanding of the people and events, the triumphs and the shortcomings, which have shaped this nation. “For Carson, history is the product of the actions of countless individuals, each under the influence of certain ideas. And Carson explores those ideas, ideologies, and ‘isms. ’”—The Freeman

This second volume of discusses the move toward independence, the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War, the battle for Canada, the struggle for the middle states, the battle for the South, the Constitutional Convention, the making of the Constitution, and the fruits of independence.

© 2005 Blackstone Publishing (Lydbog): 9781481597807

Release date

Lydbog: 20. september 2005