Railroads, canals, newspapers, and the telegraph dramatically lowered travel times and spurred the spread of information. Howe's panoramic narrative portrays revolutionary improvements in transportation and communications that accelerated the extension of the American empire. Now, in What Hath God Wrought, historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expanded to the Pacific and wonĬontrol over the richest part of the North American continent. The series includes two Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation.
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