Download or read book Whither the Early Republic written by John Lauritz Larson and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2005-09-07 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The past fifteen years have seen a dramatic expansion in the scope of scholarship on the history of the early American republic. Whither the Early Republic consists of essays on all aspects of the culture and society of this period, including Indians and empire, the economy and the environment, slavery and culture, and gender and urban life. Penned by leading historians, the essays are arranged thematically to reflect areas of change and growth in the field." "Whither the Early Republic offers a wealth of tools for introducing a new generation of historians to the nature of the field and also to the wide array of possibilities that lie in the future for scholars of this fascinating period."--BOOK JACKET.