From Sea To Shining Sea: From the War of 1812 to the Mexican War, the Saga of America's Expansion
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (661 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0785819630 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 650 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jeff Ryan said America asserts itself in the first half of the 1800's. I liked this book so much when I first read it in the mid 1990's that I decided I wanted to have my own copy of it.It's a fine popular history of the early years of the United States of America, actually beginning in the first decade of the1800's before the young American Republic even went to war wit. Remarkable Accomplishment! Very few books cover our nation's Manifest Destiny as well as this one does. Robert Leckie is at his absolute best.Starting at the end of the American Revolution and continuing through the close of the Mexican War, Leckie covers every aspect of our nation's territorial expansion. War with the Barbary . excitingly concise this is the most excellent 628 page book i have read. not a word was wasted in the content. it is consistantly exciting reading throughout the book, whether you're interested in the time period or not. if all Leckie's books are this wonderful he's found a new reader.
A dramatic narrative history continuing Robert Leckie's popular series on the history of the United States that covers the first 50 years following the American Revolution.
Unfortunately, he has not been affected by recent trends toward political correctness, and this latest title is as weak as its predecessors, containing stereotypes to offend almost any group. From Library Journal Leckie continues his drums-and-bugles approach to history, following his None Died in Vain ( LJ 8/90) and George Washington's War ( LJ 8/92). From early pages in which Islamic culture is portrayed as incapable of producing a road, through images of slouching Indians and treacherous and incompetent Hispanics, Leckie presents an anecdotal and WASP-oriented view of the growth of the United States between 1812 and 1847, a view more commonly found in obsolete textbooks. . This is regrettable, because he can tell a good story--one only wishes that he would write for the 1990s rather than the 1950s.-- Stanley Planton, Ohio Univ.Chillicothe Lib.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc