FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA

From The War of 1812 to the Mexican War, The Saga of American Expansion

By Robert Leckie. Published by Harper Collins, New York. First Edition. Hardcover, 650 pages, index, maps, dust jacket. Excellent condition. Robert Leckie has won praise for his lively style, narrative pace, and in-depth profiles of leading figures. In this book he tells the dramatic story of the young nation's first fifty years following the victory over the British at Yorktown, a turbulent period that saw the establishment of a new, democratic government, and many challenges to its survival from within and without. He climaxes his saga with a well paced description of the Texas fight for independence from Mexico, including the legendary Battle of the Alamo; Texas's annexation by the United States; the subsequent Mexican War. A grand story from page 1 to the end highlighted throughout with the marvelous profiles of heroes, statesman and scalawags.