# Is "What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848" by Daniel Walker Howe a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 by Daniel Walker Howe (Oxford University Press, 2007) is identified by: Oxford University Press (New York) cloth hardcover in the Oxford History of the United States series, ISBN 0-19-507894-X (9780195078947), published 2007; identified as first printing by a full number line running down to 1 on the copyright page, issued in a printed, unclipped first-state dust jacket. The US Oxford University Press (New York) hardcover is the true first (ISBN 0-19-507894-X).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- Oxford University Press (New York) cloth hardcover in the Oxford History of the United States series, ISBN 0-19-507894-X
- , published 2007; identified as first printing by a full number line running down to 1 on the copyright page, issued in a printed, unclipped first-state dust jacket
- Publisher imprint reads Oxford University Press
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Daniel Walker Howe |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year | 2007 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | Oxford University Press (New York) cloth hardcover in the Oxford History of the United States series, ISBN 0-19-507894-X |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
Oxford University Press (New York) cloth hardcover in the Oxford History of the United States series, ISBN 0-19-507894-X (9780195078947), published 2007; identified as first printing by a full number line running down to 1 on the copyright page, issued in a printed, unclipped first-state dust jacket.

## Is this the true first?
The US Oxford University Press (New York) hardcover is the true first (ISBN 0-19-507894-X). The book won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for History.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings break the number line (the lowest numeral drops off); there is no notable book-club issue for this academic-trade title. The later paperback (ISBN 9780195392432) is a separate subsequent issue.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848* by Daniel Walker Howe a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/what-hath-god-wrought-the-transformation-of-america-1815-184
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.