books about: 1815-1848     books:     1815-1848      The Revolutionary Era, 1789-1850 (The Norton History of Modern Europe) Charles Breunig, Matthew Levinger W. W. Norton & Company, 2002 pricey, but very nice introduction I'm currently trying to read through the "Norton History of Modern Europe" series, and this is the third I've read (and reviewed for amazon). This one, like the others, was an excellent introduction, summarily covering political history as well as cultural and social ...             What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Oxford History of the United States) Daniel Walker Howe Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 Very well-balanced, fully detailed antebellum history This is a history of the United States from the end of the War of 1812 to the end of the Mexican War. It is very long; it over 900 pages. It is thus not for the casual reader or those with short attention spans. For those with the patience to appreciate it and ...             From Everglade to Canyon With the Second United States Cavalry: An Authentic Account of Service in Florida, ... Theophilus F. Rodenbough University of Oklahoma Press, 2000 The definative book on the 2nd Dragoons This unit still serves. It is now stationed once again in Germany, at Vilseck. My son-in-law is in it, as I was, in Germany. This unit has fought in every major conflict, except Vietnam, that the US has been in. The only other book on the 2nd that comes even close ...             Age of Revolution and Reaction 1789-1850 (Norton History of Modern Europe) Charles Breunig W. W. Norton & Company, 1977 Excellent Summary of a Fascinating Period This book is an excellent summary of the critical period when the old feudal Europe was swept away, and the modern industrial Europe was born. It begins describing the philosophes of the ancien regime, and ends with the Communist Manifesto. In between, it builds the ...             Invading Mexico: America's Continental Dream and the Mexican War, 1846-1848 Joseph Wheelan PublicAffairs, 2007 A book that was a pleasure to read While there are countless books on the civil war, not many that I have found cover the mexican war quite like this one. It's a page turner, you finish the book knowing more then you did before. Since the victors offten write the history this shows a little of the ...             A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace, 1812-1822 Henry A. Kissinger Houghton Mifflin, 1973 Kissinger at his best This book lives up to and exceeds all expectations. Kissinger shows us in great detail what his Balance of Power Doctrine is based upon by showing the great diplomat Metternich in all his glory, when the Concert of Europe truly began. When the Quadruple Alliance of ...             The Year of Decision: 1846 (American Heritage Library) Bernard Augustine De Voto Houghton Mifflin Company, 1989 An Integrated History of the American West DeVoto is often entertaining, frequently insulting, but always informative as he takes the reader through one of the most transformational moments in US history. From President Polk to Pathfinder Fremont to Colonizer Young, DeVoto delights in describing the ...             Art in an Age of Counterrevolution (1815-1848) (A Social History of Modern Art) Albert Boime University Of Chicago Press, 2004 waiting forever Over three years ago I ordered Dr. Boime's third volume of the art series. The shipping date kept being delayed and after 2 years I cancelled the order. I then reordered the paperback book and today was told that it was no longer available. Has the manuscript been ...             Frontiersmen in Blue: The United States Army and the Indian, 1848-1865 Robert M. Utley University of Nebraska Press, 1991 Amazing Undertaking In this book Robert Utley describes in significant detail the operations of the United States and Volunteer Armies in the American West. Until this book I never quite grasped the magnitude of the problem involved, the competing vested interests, the vast distances ...             Napoleonic Art: Nationalism and the Spirit of Rebellion in France (1815-1848) Barbara Ann Day-Hickman University of Delaware Press, 1999 Napoléon et l'imagerie d'Epinal A travers un texte dense et clair et de superbes illustration, Barbara Day-Hickman nous offre un tour d'horizon complet des débuts de l'imagerie d'Epinal et de son rôle dans la diffusion du mythe napoléonien par l'image. Le point fort de cet ouvrage réside ...             Metternich and Austria: An Evaluation Alan Sked Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 This is the first serious appraisal of Metternich's role in the Austrian Empire and beyond. Covering both domestic and international affairs, Sked presents a fresh and convincing description of Metternich's era and argues that despite his battered historical reputation, Metternich was the leading diplomat in Europe over four decades.             The Jacksonian Era, 1828 1848 (New American Nation Series) Glyndon Garlock Van Deusen Waveland Press, 1992 This informative volume examines the political developments and party structures of the Jacksonian era and the ways in which the leaders strove to keep them organized and operating as effective units of action. Jacksonian Democracy combined an appreciation of the common man and a desire to serve his needs and aspirations, with an inadequate ...             Incidents of Travel and Adventure in the Far West With Colonel Fremont's Last Expedition Solomon Nunes Carvalho Bison Books, 2004 In August 1853, an American-born Sephardic Jew, Solomon Nunes Carvalho, accepted John Frémont’s invitation to join his fifth expedition to find the best overland route to California. A Baltimore artist, inventor, and daguerreotypist, Carvalho was given the job of creating a photographic record of the lands and peoples along the way. ...             From Jacobin to Liberal Marc-Antoine Jullien Princeton University Press, 1993 For this book R. R. Palmer has translated selections from the abundant writings of the versatile French political figure and writer Marc-Antoine Jullien, weaving them together with his own extensive commentary into an absorbing narrative of Jullien's life and times. Jullien's hopes and fears for the "progress of humanity" were typical of many of ...             Biedermeier: Art and Culture in Central Europe, 1815-1848 Jiri Rak, Radim Vondracek, ... Skira, 2001 A wave of revolutionary ideals, the collapse of Napoleon's imperial dreams and the changes wrought by the Restoration all contributed to the birth in Europe of new models of social behaviour accompanied by a taste in art something other than the empire style with its echoes of the classical period. Attention turned instead to the intimate, ...          products you might be interested in search for books castlereagh, continental, counterrevolution, frontiersmen, revolutionary, transformation randomly chosen electronics: Philips USA AJL308 Clock Radio with 7" TFT LCD Color Display and USB/SD ...