The Americans : the national experience - Boorstin, Daniel J. (Daniel Joseph), 1914- (New York : Random House, 1965)
A picture of American life and spirit as it developed from national independence and unity to sectional division in the years between the R evolution and the Civil War.
Continuation of the author's The Americans: the colonial experience.
Includes bibliographical references ( p. 433-495.)
Keywords: National characteristics, American; United States -- Civilization -- 1783-1865.