The United States as a New World power, 1867-1914

by Richard B. Morris

Traces the history of the United States from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of World War I through eye-witness accounts, letters, diaries, reminiscences, novels, poetry, press reports, selections from key public documents, and other contemporary sources.

64 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1976

About the author

Richard Brandon Morris was Gouverneur Morris Professor of History at Columbia University & past president of the American Historical Association. He wrote more than 40 books spanning legal, labor, diplomatic, political & social history, including The Peacemakers: The Great Powers & American Independence, The Forging of the Union 1781-89, Witnesses at the Creation, Government & Labor in Early America & Studies in the History of American Law. He lectured throughout the world, serving as Fulbright Research Professor at the Sorbonne & Distinguished Professor at the John F. Kennedy Institute of the Free University of Berlin.