A detailed account of the events leading up to the celebrated battle of the nineteenth century, the battle itself, and results of Napoleon's military failure.
A study of the young American republic, discussing the problems of the new nation, public credit and majority rule, the limits of the American political tradition, the development of parties, the influence of Thomas Jefferson, and the War of 1812.
A brief biography of one of early America's greatest friends and defenders, Gilbert du Motier, better known through history as the Marquis de Lafayette.