19th Century American History

[cgannon64]

Now that I see SN is back (), what are some good books on 19th century American history? I'm thinking late 19th century, or early, pre-Civil War history.

 

[SeleucusNicator]

The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party by Michael F. Holt
The Great Triumvirate by Merrill Peterson

 

[cgannon64]

The library has one of them. You know any good ones for late 19th century history, or is the early 19th century more your thing?

 

[SeleucusNicator]

Those are available here and here, respectively.

 

[SeleucusNicator]

The library has one of them. You know any good ones for late 19th century history, or is the early 19th century more your thing?

I don't do anything after 1852, sorry.

 

[El Justo]

alfred mahan's The Influence of Sea Power Upon Hisotry: 1660-1805 is a neat and prophetic analysis of america's need for a large and muscular navy. it had a ton of influence. written in the 1880s i believe.

teddy roosevelt wrote a book about the settling of the west. can't recall the name right now.

just finished reading The First Great Triumph by warren zimmerman. it chronicles the rise of american power at the time of the spanish american war. very, very good book if you like the era.

 

[Drewcifer]

The second volume of Aaron Burr's biography by Milton Lomask (Aaron Burr: The Conspiracy and Years of Exile) is a fascinating read that deals with the early part of the century.

America's greatest historian in the 19th century was Francis Parkman. The bulk of his work deals with the "great game" between France and Britain in North America's colonial era (his book "Montcalm and Wolfe, the French and Indian War" is the definitive book on the American theater of the Seven Years War and a masterpiece (written from both perspectives)). He wrote one book about the 19th century "The Oregon Trail" based largely on his personal experiences on the trail early in his life. I highly recommend it, or any of his books, he is a fantastic writer.

 

[The Last Conformist]

@SN: What happened in 1852?

 

[Drewcifer]

@SN: What happened in 1852?

I could be wrong but off the top of my head I believe that is when the Whig party had it's last hurrah.

 

[cgannon64]

Well I'm getting the Great Triumvirate out of the library now...no ones got any books on progressivism and robber barons and monopolies and anti-trust laws? I want to read about that section of history since it was kind of skipped over in my history book...

 

[SeleucusNicator]

I could be wrong but off the top of my head I believe that is when the Whig party had it's last hurrah.

Yes. 1852 is the end of the Whig/Democrat political system which I find so interesting.

 

[Benderino]

Now that I see SN is back (), what are some good books on 19th century American history? I'm thinking late 19th century, or early, pre-Civil War history.

With Malice Towards None

Lincoln's best biography and best window to the antebellum world.

 

[El Justo]

Well I'm getting the Great Triumvirate out of the library now...no ones got any books on progressivism and robber barons and monopolies and anti-trust laws? I want to read about that section of history since it was kind of skipped over in my history book...

anything on teddy roosevelt's political leanings (progressivism); especially the dismantling of the big trusts under the sherman anti-trust act. there's a supreme court case on it, too. can't remember the name right now but i've read some of the justice's opinions. definitely interesting stuff.