| Book Review | The American Historical Review, 109.3

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| Book Review | The American Historical Review, 109.3 | The History Cooperative

C. Edward Skeen. 1816 America Rising. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. 2003. Pp. xvi, 299. $35.00.
Some readers may have thought or hoped that the notion of the "Era of Good Feelings" was dormant and discredited, but not C. Edward Skeen. Although he seeks to breathe new life into the concept, his version of the so-called era is a diminished and truncated one. For example, he refers more than once to "one brief moment" (pp. xv, 231). The fleeting and ephemeral nature of the era in question offers small hope that we shall witness much of a revival of interest in it.	1
Skeen's decision to focus on a single year places his work among the lengthening list of books of this genre. The absolute essential for any study like this is that the time span have major significance. In my judgment, however, the year 1816 does not rise to that level, and Skeen's study has not fully persuaded me to alter my belief.	. . .

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