A New History of the United States: The Greater Republic, Embracing the Growth and Achievements of Our Country from the Earliest Days of Discovery and Settlement to the Present Eventful Year

This is a late 19th-century patriotic history of America, written with the confident optimism of an era when the United States had just emerged as a world power following the Spanish-American War. Charles Morris traces the American story from Viking explorations and Columbus through the Revolution, the Civil War, and the nation's dramatic expansion into a 'Greater Republic' spanning the continent. The book captures the triumphalist spirit of its moment - the 1890s - when Americans looked back at their history as an unbroken narrative of progress, divine providence, and destined greatness. Morris celebrates the founding fathers, westward expansion, and the emergence of America as a continental and emerging global power. For modern readers, the book serves as a fascinating window into how late Victorians understood their nation's past - their assumptions, their heroes, their sense of national purpose. It's not critical history; it's the history Americans told themselves before revisionism reshaped the field. The prose is engaging and accessible, and the book's confidence in American achievement is both its limitation and its period charm.