Shays Settlement In Vermont A Story Of Revolt And Archaeology

Author : Stephen D. Butz
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625859501

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Shays’ Settlement in Vermont: A Story of Revolt and Archaeology by Stephen D. Butz Pdf

The ruins of Daniel Shays's fortified settlement reveal the hidden story of the famous rebellion. The ruins of Daniel Shays's fortified settlement reveal the hidden story of the famous rebellion. Shays and the Regulators founded the settlement deep in the Vermont wilderness after fleeing the uprising they led in 1787 in Massachusetts. Rediscovered in 1997 and under study since 2013, these remnants divulge secrets of Shays's life that previously remained unknown, including his connection to Millard Filmore and the Anti-Federalist lawyer John Bay. As the leader of the site's first formal study, Stephen D. Butz weaves together the tale of the archaeological investigation, along with Shays's heroic life in the Continental army, his role in the infamous rebellion that bears his name and his influence on American law.

Author : Willard Sterne Randall
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781524745943

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The Founders' Fortunes by Willard Sterne Randall Pdf

An illuminating financial history of the Founding Fathers, revealing how their personal finances shaped the Constitution and the new nation In 1776, upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers concluded America’s most consequential document with a curious note, pledging “our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.” Lives and honor did indeed hang in the balance, yet just what were their fortunes? How much did the Founders stand to gain or lose through independence? And what lingering consequences did their respective financial stakes have on liberty, justice, and the fate of the fledgling United States of America? In this landmark account, historian Willard Sterne Randall investigates the private financial affairs of the Founders, illuminating like never before how and why the Revolution came about. The Founders’ Fortunes uncovers how these leaders waged war, crafted a constitution, and forged a new nation influenced in part by their own financial interests. In an era where these very issues have become daily national questions, the result is a remarkable and insightful new understanding of our nation’s bedrock values.

Author : William Henry Carpenter,Timothy Shay Arthur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Vermont
ISBN : OCLC:427545793

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The History of Vermont by William Henry Carpenter,Timothy Shay Arthur Pdf

Author : David Hackett Fischer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 972 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1991-03-14
Category : History
ISBN : 019974369X

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Albion's Seed by David Hackett Fischer Pdf

This fascinating book is the first volume in a projected cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins. While most people in the United States today have no British ancestors, they have assimilated regional cultures which were created by British colonists, even while preserving ethnic identities at the same time. In this sense, nearly all Americans are "Albion's Seed," no matter what their ethnicity may be. The concluding section of this remarkable book explores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still help to shape attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.

Author : John O. Anfinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Formations (Geology)
ISBN : MINN:31951D02480906N

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River of History by John O. Anfinson Pdf

Author : Raz Kletter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429631979

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Archaeology, Heritage and Ethics in the Western Wall Plaza, Jerusalem by Raz Kletter Pdf

This volume is a critical study of recent archaeology in the Western Wall Plaza area, Jerusalem. Considered one of the holiest places on Earth for Jews and Muslims, it is also a place of controversy, where the State marks ‘our’ remains for preservation and adoration and ‘theirs’ for silencing. Based on thousands of documents from the Israel Antiquities Authority and other sources, such as protocols of planning committees, readers can explore for the first time this archaeological ‘heart of darkness’ in East Jerusalem. The book follows a series of unique discoveries, reviewing the approval and execution of development plans and excavations, and the use of the areas once excavation has finished. Who decides what and how to excavate, what to preserve – or ‘remove’? Who pays for the archaeology, for what aims? The professional, scientific archaeology of the past happens now: it modifies the present and is modified by it. This book ‘excavates’ the archaeology of East Jerusalem to reveal its social and political contexts, power structures and ethics. Readers interested in the history, archaeology and politics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will find this book useful, as well as scholars and students of the history and ethics of Archaeology, Jerusalem, conservation, nationalism, and heritage.

Author : Jeffrey M. LaLande
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : California
ISBN : UOM:39015027928293

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Prehistory and History of the Rogue River National Forest by Jeffrey M. LaLande Pdf

Author : Ira Allen
Publisher : Gale Ecco, Print Editions
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1379316227

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The Natural and Political History of the State of Vermont, One of the United States of America. to Which Is Added, an Appendix, Containing Answers to Sundry Queries, Addressed to the Author by Ira Allen Pdf

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library T084679 With a final advertisement leaf. London: printed by J. W. Myers, and sold by W. West, 1798. vii, [1],300, [2]p.; 8°

Author : Marianne Cecilia Gaposchkin
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0801445507

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The Making of Saint Louis by Marianne Cecilia Gaposchkin Pdf

M. Cecilia Gaposchkin reconstructs and analyzes the process that led to King Louis IX of France's canonization in 1297 and the consolidation and spread of his cult.

Author : Larry Schweikart,Michael Patrick Allen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1350 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101217788

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A Patriot's History of the United States by Larry Schweikart,Michael Patrick Allen Pdf

For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way America’s past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of America’s patriots and the achievements of “dead white men.” As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph McCarthy than those we faced from Josef Stalin. A Patriot’s History of the United States corrects those doctrinaire biases. In this groundbreaking book, America’s discovery, founding, and development are reexamined with an appreciation for the elements of public virtue, personal liberty, and private property that make this nation uniquely successful. This book offers a long-overdue acknowledgment of America’s true and proud history.

Author : Lockwood Richard Doty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Genesee region, New York
ISBN : OCLC:62009300

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History of the Genesee Country (Western New York) by Lockwood Richard Doty Pdf

Author : Frederick Jackson Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1614275726

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The Significance of the Frontier in American History by Frederick Jackson Turner Pdf

2014 Reprint of 1894 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. The "Frontier Thesis" or "Turner Thesis," is the argument advanced by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1894 that American democracy was formed by the American Frontier. He stressed the process-the moving frontier line-and the impact it had on pioneers going through the process. He also stressed consequences of a ostensibly limitless frontier and that American democracy and egalitarianism were the principle results. In Turner's thesis the American frontier established liberty by releasing Americans from European mindsets and eroding old, dysfunctional customs. The frontier had no need for standing armies, established churches, aristocrats or nobles, nor for landed gentry who controlled most of the land and charged heavy rents. Frontier land was free for the taking. Turner first announced his thesis in a paper entitled "The Significance of the Frontier in American History," delivered to the American Historical Association in 1893 in Chicago. He won very wide acclaim among historians and intellectuals. Turner's emphasis on the importance of the frontier in shaping American character influenced the interpretation found in thousands of scholarly histories. By the time Turner died in 1932, 60% of the leading history departments in the U.S. were teaching courses in frontier history along Turnerian lines.

Author : David R. Starbuck
Publisher : University Press of New England
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781512602630

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Archeology in the Adirondacks by David R. Starbuck Pdf

While numerous books have been written about the great camps, hiking trails, and wildlife of the Adirondacks, noted anthropologist David R. Starbuck offers the only archeological guide to a region long overlooked by archeologists who thought that "all the best sites" were elsewhere. This beautifully illustrated volume focuses on the rich and varied material culture brought to the mountains by their original Native American inhabitants, along with subsequent settlements created by soldiers, farmers, industrialists, workers, and tourists. Starbuck examines Native American sites on Lake George and Long Lake; military and underwater sites throughout the Lake George, Fort Ticonderoga, and Crown Point regions; old industrial sites where forges, tanneries, and mines once thrived; farms and the rural landscape; and many other sites, including the abandoned Frontier Town theme park, the ghost town of Adirondac, Civilian Conservation Corps camps, ski areas, and graveyards.

Author : David P. Szatmary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000139204

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Shays' Rebellion by David P. Szatmary Pdf

Shays' Rebellion is often dismissed in the history books as an isolated incident following the American Revolution. Sometimes, it's grudingly given credit for spurring the Constitution Convention. In this well-balanced book, David P. Szatmary devotes the time and study necessary to classify Shays' Rebellion as the historical watershed it truly is. Shays' Rebellion signified more than economically depressed New England farmers waging war on creditors; it marked the beginning of the end of the American subsistence farmer. This change in an accepted way of life was at least as painful as the birth of the new United States. Szatmary chronicles how international influences forced a change in how merchants, farmers and artisans interacted, and how the initial changes brought friction. The rebellion resulting from this friction in turn revealed how ineffective the Articles of Confederation were in dealing with a crisis that could destroy the country. Szatmary links the state's governments weakness to the Constitution by using newspaper and editorial accounts of the day to provide a well-rounded view of an overlooked milestone.

Author : H. Dabashi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137264138

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Corpus Anarchicum by H. Dabashi Pdf

Dabashi's newest book is a meditation on suicidal violence in the immediate context of its most recent political surge and a critical examination of the radical transformation of the human body, supported by close readings of cinematic and artistic evidence.