| What Hath God Wrought: the Transformation of America, 1815–1848 | |
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| Author(s) | Daniel Walker Howe |
| Series | Oxford History of the United States |
| Subject(s) | U.S. history |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Publication date | October 29, 2007 |
| Pages | 928 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0195078942 (hardcover) |
| OCLC Number | 122701433 |
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848 is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book written in 2007 by historian Daniel Walker Howe. The book is part of the Oxford History of the United States.[1]
The book tracks the period in American history from the end of the War of 1812 to the end of the Mexican American War. It is focused on the revolutionary changes in transportation and communication that occurred during this period. The title takes its name from the quote "What Hath God Wrought", which (though originally from the Bible) was used by Samuel Morse, when he sent the first message along the Baltimore-Washington telegraph line in 1844.[2]
In 2008, What Hath God Wrought received the Pulitzer Prize for History. Other prizes it won include the American History Book Prize.
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