Reviews for The Great republic

The average rating for The Great republic based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-09-10 00:00:00 Patrick Martin The Great Republic is a powerhouse collection of sincerely researched expositions on so many aspects of American history that you think you know. Be prepared for an education. Bernard Bailyn is, justifiably, the lead batter on this team of notable historians. Bailyn offers 26 essays on "Shaping the Republic, to 1760" that will almost certainly expand your understanding of the Pilgrims, the Puritans, Britain's fumbling attempts at empire building, the unique flowering of American societies, colonial commerce, the origins of slavery, the Great Awakening, and the nuances of politics in the North American colonies before the Revolutionary War. Gordon Wood and the other authors score, in similarly erudite fashion, with insightful commentaries on the Revolution, commercial/industrial development and westward expansion of the American republic, the American Civil War, and all of the post-war Reconstruction efforts that weren't really successful. This first installment of The Great Republic is a go-to book for historians and students of history. It's a come-back-to book for wannabe historians like me. Note: the extensive bibliography is as valuable as the text Read more of my book reviews and poems at: www.richardsubber.com

Review # 2 was written on 2020-09-12 00:00:00 Daniel Murphy nice book it is an important book for my graduation in history