1. 2 Building the American Republic. 3. 4 Volume 2 Building the American Republic A Narrative History from 1877 Jane Dailey The University of Chicago Press Chicago and London. 5 This is volume 2 of a two-volume narrative history of America by Harry L. Watson and Jane Dailey. Volume 1 is written by Watson; volume 2 is written by Dailey. To read digital editions of both volumes and more, please ....