American democracy: its rise to power

Author have undertaken in this text the challenging task of putting into one volume the main currents of American history from colonial times to the present. In the writing itself we have had four main objectives.
First, they have sought to produce a balanced account, one in which political, economic, social, intellectual, and diplomatic aspects of America's rise to greatness are dealt with in just the proper proportion. Second, they have tried to be highly selective in the use of the vast amount of material at our disposal. We have, therefore, kept constantly in mind the necessity of stressing only those movements and events that have made significant contributions to the development of the American story. Third, they have sought to tell this American saga judicially and and with objectivity. Our nation's past is full of inspiration for the present generation, of events of which its rising citizens can be justly proud. It is also not without flaws. There have been mistakes and errors of judgment on the part of our fore bears. These they have recognized. Finally, we have tried to give life and vitality to this heritage of ours by a recreation of its leading personalities. The amibitions, struggles, triumphs, and defeats of men and women have an important place in these pages