From the Revolution through the age of Jackson: innocence and empire in the young republic

by John R. Howe Jr.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Until his retirement in 1999 John Howe served as history professor and former Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. A specialist in American history, he earned his doctorate in history from Yale University and taught at Princeton and Dartmouth before moving to the University of Minnesota in 1965.