From the back cover:

"In this impressive volume, distinguished historians of the American nation in its first decades question conventional wisdom. Thy emphasize contingency rather than inevitability and contention rather than progress. Downplaying the frontier character of Ohio, they offer new interpretations and open new paths of inquiry through investigations of race, education, politics, religion, family, commerce, colonialism, and conquest. As it underscores key themes in the history of the United States, The Center of a Great Empire pursues issues that have fascinated people for two centuries."

• Publisher : Ohio University Press (September 15, 2005)
• Language : English
• Paperback : 225 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0821416480
• ISBN-13 : 978-0821416488
• Item Weight : 11.7 ounces
• Dimensions : 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches