The New Republic is the first volume in a ten part series concerning the history of the United States. This installment is written by Reginald Horsman, with a preface by the series editor, Mark J. White. By White's own omission the goal of the series is to bridge the gap, "between traditional and the 'New History.'" Another objective is to provide within The New Republic and subsequent volumes a balance between "political and socio-cultural history." If balance between the two was the publisher's goal, then readers will find that Horsman falls a little short of this objective. Examples of the shortcomings of this text may be a reflection on Horsman's, although well documented, source material. On more than one occasion, the reader will find the author citing himself as a reference. This is not to imply that the work is not a good representation of the time period it covers.

The author concludes by relating the great triumph of Republicanism and the Constitution surviving the test of an infant government. Horsman successfully covers the major political and economic events that tested, tried and ultimately brought a concrete foundation to the validity of the Constitution. The text will hold value to any well read audience, but the reader with no prior knowledge of the period will find Horsman wanting on expositional material. The New Republic proves to be a valuable text, when viewed within its own limitations.

The book's content covers the major political and economic reasons for the conflict surrounding this time period and that led to the War of 1812. Horsman has written extensively on issues and events that surround this time period in his other twelve works on American History. Anything contained with in the pages of The New Republic can be gleaned from a combination of any college course in the subject. Readers may have difficulty following the flow of his chapters. Many lack good lead ins

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