Liberty, Equality, Power: Concise

by John M. Murrin, Paul E. Johnson, James M. McPherson

How did America transform itself, in a relatively short time, from a land inhabited by hunter-gatherer and agricultural Native American societies into the most powerful industrial nation on earth? You'll find out in LIBERTY, EQUALITY, A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, CONCISE 5e. The authors tell this story through the lens of three major liberty, equality, and power. You'll learn not only the impact of the notions of liberty and equality, but also how dominant and subordinate groups have affected and been affected by the ever-shifting balance of power.

Genres: History, Textbooks, College, Nonfiction

1024 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1996

About the author

John M. Murrin, Ph.D. (Yale University; A.M., University of Notre Dame; B.A., College of St. Thomas), was Professor Emeritus of History at Princeton University, where he taught from 1973 to 2003. Previously he taught at Washington University in St. Louis.

A past president of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, he was elected a fellow of the Society of American Historians and a member of the American Antiquarian Society.

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not so many pictures in this edition, but some excellent history writing especially on the 18th and 19th century (McPherson on the events around the Civil War especially). Not always complete on political history in the late 19th and early 20th century, but almost always excellent on cultural and social questions (could quibble on its characterization of 1920s fundamentalism and on other particular coverage) - especially the development of consumer society in the 20th c.

[Staci · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great book on US history