Norman K. Risjord is professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a prize-winning teacher for more than three decades. He is the author of thirteen books on American history, including a biography of Thomas Jefferson.

Norman K. Risjord’s Jefferson’s America is a highly accessible account by a master practitioner. Conveying both the textures of everyday life as well as the drama of the political battles of the era, this superb volume will enlighten students and delight specialists.

• PrefacePrelude: The American Landscape in 1760Chapter 1: The Atlantic Trading CommunityChapter 2: The Atlantic Cultural CommunityChapter 3: The Imperial Challenge, 1763–1770Chapter 4: The Road to Revolution, 1770–1774Chapter 5: Struggle for Independence, 1775–1778Chapter 6: A Nation BornChapter 7: The Revolution at HomeChapter 8: A Time of TrialChapter 9: From Many, OneChapter 10: The New NationChapter 11: Launching the Ship of State, 1789–1794Chapter 12: Fall of the Federalists, 1794–1800Chapter 13: The Search for National IdentityChapter 14: Jeffersonian LiberalismChapter 15: Jeffersonian NationalismChapter 16: The Road to War, 1805–1812Chapter 17: "Mr. Madison's War"Suggested Readings

Norman K. Risjord is professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a prize-winning teacher for more than three decades. He is the author of thirteen books on American history, including a biography of Thomas Jefferson.

Norman K. Risjord’s Jefferson’s America is a highly accessible account by a master practitioner. Conveying both the textures of everyday life as well as the drama of the political battles of the era, this superb volume will enlighten students and delight specialists.

• PrefacePrelude: The American Landscape in 1760Chapter 1: The Atlantic Trading CommunityChapter 2: The Atlantic Cultural CommunityChapter 3: The Imperial Challenge, 1763–1770Chapter 4: The Road to Revolution, 1770–1774Chapter 5: Struggle for Independence, 1775–1778Chapter 6: A Nation BornChapter 7: The Revolution at HomeChapter 8: A Time of TrialChapter 9: From Many, OneChapter 10: The New NationChapter 11: Launching the Ship of State, 1789–1794Chapter 12: Fall of the Federalists, 1794–1800Chapter 13: The Search for National IdentityChapter 14: Jeffersonian LiberalismChapter 15: Jeffersonian NationalismChapter 16: The Road to War, 1805–1812Chapter 17: "Mr. Madison's War"Suggested Readings

Norman K. Risjord is professor emeritus of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a prize-winning teacher for more than three decades. He is the author of thirteen books on American history, including a biography of Thomas Jefferson.

Norman K. Risjord’s Jefferson’s America is a highly accessible account by a master practitioner. Conveying both the textures of everyday life as well as the drama of the political battles of the era, this superb volume will enlighten students and delight specialists.

• PrefacePrelude: The American Landscape in 1760Chapter 1: The Atlantic Trading CommunityChapter 2: The Atlantic Cultural CommunityChapter 3: The Imperial Challenge, 1763–1770Chapter 4: The Road to Revolution, 1770–1774Chapter 5: Struggle for Independence, 1775–1778Chapter 6: A Nation BornChapter 7: The Revolution at HomeChapter 8: A Time of TrialChapter 9: From Many, OneChapter 10: The New NationChapter 11: Launching the Ship of State, 1789–1794Chapter 12: Fall of the Federalists, 1794–1800Chapter 13: The Search for National IdentityChapter 14: Jeffersonian LiberalismChapter 15: Jeffersonian NationalismChapter 16: The Road to War, 1805–1812Chapter 17: "Mr. Madison's War"Suggested Readings