A powerful and comprehensive survey of the early years of the American Republic.

Reginald Horsman has recently retired from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has written extensively on the history of the early republic and related areas and this is his twelfth book.

Abbreviations, Introduction, l. The United States in 1789, 2. The Shaping of Government, 3. Neutral Rights, 4. The Rise of Political Parties, 6. The Adams Administration, 6. The Economy, 7. The Advance of Settlement, 8. Jefferson in Power, 9. Race and Slavery, 10. Louisiana and the Politics of Expansion, 1l. Foreign Trials, 12. The Failure of Economic Coercion, 13. The Coming of War, 14. The Invasion of Canada, 16. Crisis, Conclusion, Guide to Further Reading, Index