"George C. Herring's "From colony to superpower" won wide acclaim from critics and readers alike on publications. In "Years of peril and ambition", the first part of a new split paperback edition of that magisterial work, Herring follows the United States' rise from a loose grou…
"George C. Herring recounts the rise of the United States from the dawn of what came to be known as the American Century. This fast-paced narrative tells a story of stunning successes and tragic failures, illuminating the central importance of foreign relations to the existence …
In his last years as president of the United States, an embattled George Washington yearned for a time when his nation would have 'the strength of a Giant and there will be none who can make us afraid.' At the turn of the 20th century, the United States seemed poised to achieve …
