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What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America 1815–1848

Daniel Walker Howe

A social and political history of the United States from the end of the War of 1812 to the End of the Mexican-American War.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryOpen Library: United states, history, 1815-1861 -> BiographyOpen Library: United states, politics and government, 1815-1861 -> BiographyConstitutional HistoryAmerican Civil WarAmerican Politics

Award History

3 wins · 4 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor2008WinnerSecondary source
Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History2008WinnerSecondary source
PROSE Award for U.S. History2007WinnerOfficial source
National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionMajor2007FinalistSecondary source
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  4. 04 Reading orientation

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