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"'The most important secular event in the history of the human race.' This was the ringing judgment of William Seward, Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State, and it echoed the sentiments of most Americans of the nineteenth century. Indeed, many Americans over two and half centuries have agreed, for the event spoken of is the birth and development of the United States of America. What truth is there in such hyperbole? The title of this book is taken seriously. America was a continental power at the birth of its independence in 1776, ranking well with the great powers of Europe in terms of territory, population, economic strength, and natural resources--not to mention ambition. From that brilliant beginning, we went on to be a world power by 1900 and the first superpower by 1945, at the end of World War II. It is a great story, told here by a master historian at the height of his narrative strength. But it is not the whole story, for now Americans must understand and come to terms with the relative decline that has chipped away at American mastery since the mid-1950s. Economically, politically, even militarily, the world is now a very different place, as the policies of recent preside

Author

LaFeber, Walter

Publisher

New York : Norton

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780393956115

Subjects

Political Science, History, Language Learning