"The Growth of the American Republic. Volume I", by Samuel Eliot Morison and Henry Steele Commager, published by Oxford University Press; 4th Edition, stated 6th Printing of the 4th Edition, May, 1948; illustrated with maps.
[1st printing of the 4th edition appeared in October 1942].

This volume examines the political, economic, technological, social, and cultural developments in America from 1492 through the Civil War and "Last Days of Lincoln" (1865). Severel fold-out maps, the Constitution of the United States is added after the Index.

Hard boards, original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine [some wear: see photos]; 6" x 9.1/4"; name of former owner inside cover, 825 pages including Index + unpaginated Constitution, c.50 pages have pencil underlines, all illustrations including fold-out maps are present and fine, very good condition.

"Lucidity, clarity, and topical broadness make this work particularly impressive. Though it looks like a standard college freshman text, it doesn't read that way. You're not likely to read it cover to cover like a novel, but it's perfect for grabbing off the shelf after having watched that jingoistic Hollywood production of American history, or as a primer for indulging in more penetrating American history scholarship." [from a private review]

"Morison is an excellent historian, and always a good read. Far too many historians make the subject matter boring. In this work he delves deep into the origins of American thought and how it relates to their English heritage as well as the challenges of settling a new land."

Samuel Eliot Morison, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, was the author of numerous books including The Oxford History of the American People, The Growth of the American Republic, and Admiral of the Ocean, a biography of Columbus. Henry Steele Commager is at Amherst College. William E. Leuchtenburg is at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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