{"product_id":"the-growth-and-collapse-of-donald-j-fraser-9780997080520","title":"The Growth and Collapse of One American Nation: The Early Republic 1790 - 1861","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur identity as one nation is fragile today, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003emuch as it was when the Civil War erupted in 1861. Lincoln, in closing his first inaugural address, warned: \"We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies.\" But too often in our time, we view those we disagree with as enemies, as members of a different nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was the challenge our ancestors faced too, and they allowed their differences to devolve into a civil war. Perhaps that struggle was inevitable, since the overriding moral issue of their time, slavery, had to be eliminated. Today, we continue to face the problems of our heritage, especially racial prejudice, born out of historical experience. Perhaps lessons can be learned from history that will help in finding ways to work together for the common good.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second volume in the American Nation series focuses on the common bonds that brought the country together during the Early Republic, including the importance of liberty and equality, the gradual growth of democracy, and those shared experiences that helped to build nationhood. It also confronts the issue of slavery, which nearly destroyed the nation. Our ancestors faced the question: Who can be an American? It is an issue with which we continue to struggle, in a diverse nation built on a creedal concept of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Growth and Collapse of One American Nation \u003c\/em\u003ecovers the history of the Early Republic from 1790 to 1861. It also includes biographies of the men who made that history, including the Founding Fathers and the second and third generation of American leaders, men like Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, and Frederick Douglass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald J. Fraser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0997080523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997080520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fraser \u0026amp; Associates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2020 pg. 26","brand":"Donald J. Fraser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47758090502399,"sku":"9780997080520","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d1c9345-8b18-4fb8-8122-f7d4079f4120.jpg?v=1765511017","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-growth-and-collapse-of-donald-j-fraser-9780997080520","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}