Bold and Magnificent Dream : America's Founding Years, 1492-1815

by CATTON, BRUCE

• ISBN13: 9780517203750
• ISBN10: 0517203758
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Gramercy

Summary

Bruce Catton and his son William B. Catton bring their special flair for analysis, narrative drive, clarity, and precision to this epoch of American history. They examine the complex ideological, economic, and social forces that led to the establishment of European colonies on the North American continent. They vividly describe the vigorous movement to independence, and show how the concepts of human equality and liberty were translated into the formal workings of popular government. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Bruce Catton is best known for his series of books on the Civil War, including This Hallowed Ground and A Stillness at Appomattox--which won the Pulitzer Prize.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Landfall	1	(5)
BOOK ONE: NEW WORLD
Part One: The Heritage
Of Things Hoped For	6	(14)
Empires In Their Brains	20	(23)
This Other Eden	43	(29)
Part Two: The Settlements
Where None Before Hath Stood	72	(16)
Cities on a Hill	88	(26)
Lord Protector, Lords Proprietor, Lords of Trade	114	(16)
Friends and Kings	130	(15)
Part Three: The Land and the People
Before we were the Land's	145	(13)
Choice Grain to the Wilderness	158	(23)
The Dissidence of Dissent	181	(16)
The Burden of Race	197	(17)
BOOK TWO: NEW NATION
Part One: Revolution in the Making
From Colonies to Provinces	214	(22)
From Pawns to Prime Movers	236	(17)
Inherit the Wind	253	(18)
Truth Made Self-Evident	271	(16)
Part Two: World Turned Upside Down
First in War	287	(35)
Free and Independent	322	(25)
From Many, One	347	(25)
A Crack in Time Itself	372	(33)
Part Three: Hopes and Fears
First in Peace	405	(29)
Perils of Neutrality	434	(26)
Dawn's Early Light	460	(36)
Conclusion: Rendezvous	496	(3)
Selective Bibliography	499	(14)
Index	513