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Empire of Liberty
by Gordon S. Wood
The early republic 1789–1815: Federalists and Republicans, Hamilton and Jefferson, the shaping of institutions. Oxford History volume.
Read it if…
you want the first decades of the nation in depth.
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Skip it if…
you want a short read.
Try instead: The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin →
Three things you will actually use
- Institutions were contested.
- Parties were feared.
- The republic was improvised.
Do this first
Read the chapters on the 1790s.
Our verdict
The early republic.
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