The Boisterous Sea Of Liberty A Documentary History Of America From Discovery Through The Civil War

Author : David Brion Davis,Steven Mintz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190283469

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The Boisterous Sea of Liberty by David Brion Davis,Steven Mintz Pdf

Drawing on a gold mine of primary documents--including letters, diary entries, personal narratives, political speeches, broadsides, trial transcripts, and contemporary newspaper articles--The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the past to life in a way few histories ever do. Here is a panoramic look at early American history as captured in the words of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe and many other historical figures, both famous and obscure. In these pieces, the living voices of the past speak to us from opposing viewpoints--from the vantage point of loyalists as well as patriots, slaves as well as masters. The documents collected here provide a fuller understanding of such historical issues as Columbus's dealings with Native Americans, the Stamp Act Crisis, the Declaration of Independence, the Whiskey Rebellion, the Missouri Crisis, the Mexican War, and Harpers Ferry, to name but a few. Compiled by Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Brion Davis and Steven Mintz, and accompanied by extensive illustrations of original documents, The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the reader back in time, to meet the men and women who lived through the momentous events that shaped our nation.

Author : Michael Harland
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739179703

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Democratic Vanguardism by Michael Harland Pdf

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, transformed the way in which Americans and their leaders viewed the world. The tragic events of that day helped give rise to a foreign policy strategy commonly referred to as the “Bush Doctrine.” At the heart of this doctrine lie a series of claims about the need to encourage liberal democracy as the antidote to jihadist terrorism. President George W. Bush proclaimed in a variety of addresses that democracy now represented the “single surviving model” of political life to which all people aspired. In the course of making this argument, President Bush linked his policies to an overarching “teleology” of progress. This discourse suggested that the United States might use force to hasten the emergence of liberal norms and institutions in rogue states. With a sense of irony, some commentators soon referred to the Bush administration’s position as “Leninist” because of its determination to bring about the so-called “end of history” today. Yet, surprisingly, these critics had little more to add. This book assesses in greater depth the Bush administration’s claim to comprehend the purpose of historical progress. Developing a concept termed “democratic vanguardism,” this study investigates the idea of liberal modernity, the role of the United States as a force for democracy, and the implications of using military intervention in the service of idealistic ends. It examines disputes among political theorists, public intellectuals, and elected statesmen that help to enrich our understanding of the United States’ efforts under President Bush to bend history to its will.

Author : Elizabeth R. Varon
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0807887188

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Disunion! by Elizabeth R. Varon Pdf

In the decades of the early republic, Americans debating the fate of slavery often invoked the specter of disunion to frighten their opponents. As Elizabeth Varon shows, "disunion" connoted the dissolution of the republic--the failure of the founders' effort to establish a stable and lasting representative government. For many Americans in both the North and the South, disunion was a nightmare, a cataclysm that would plunge the nation into the kind of fear and misery that seemed to pervade the rest of the world. For many others, however, disunion was seen as the main instrument by which they could achieve their partisan and sectional goals. Varon blends political history with intellectual, cultural, and gender history to examine the ongoing debates over disunion that long preceded the secession crisis of 1860-61.

Author : John H. Langbein,Renee Lettow Lerner,Bruce P. Smith
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 1310 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780735596047

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History of the Common Law by John H. Langbein,Renee Lettow Lerner,Bruce P. Smith Pdf

This introductory text explores the historical origins of the main legal institutions that came to characterize the Anglo-American legal tradition, and to distinguish it from European legal systems. The book contains both text and extracts from historical sources and literature. The book is published in color, and contains over 250 illustrations, many in color, including medieval illuminated manuscripts, paintings, books and manuscripts, caricatures, and photographs.

Author : Holt Rinehart & Winston
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0030377110

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American Anthem by Holt Rinehart & Winston Pdf

Author : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317457916

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The Civil War Era and Reconstruction by Mary Ellen Snodgrass Pdf

The encyclopedia takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to the history of the period. It includes general and specific entries on politics and business, labor, industry, agriculture, education and youth, law and legislative affairs, literature, music, the performing and visual arts, health and medicine, science and technology, exploration, life on the Western frontier, family life, slave life, Native American life, women, and more than a hundred influential individuals.

Author : Kenneth Chelst
Publisher : Urim Publications
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789655240207

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Exodus and Emancipation by Kenneth Chelst Pdf

Presenting a new perspective on the saga of the enslavement of the Jewish people and their departure from Egypt, this study compares the Jewish experience with that of African-American slaves in the United States, as well as the latter group’s subsequent fight for dignity and equality. This consideration dives deeply into the biblical narrative, using classical and modern commentaries to explore the social, psychological, religious, and philosophical dimensions of the slave experience and mentality. It draws on slave narratives, published letters, eyewitness accounts, and recorded interviews with former slaves, together with historical, sociological, economic, and political analyses of this era. The book explores the five major needs of every long-term victim and journeys through these five stages with the Israelite and the African-American slaves on their historical path toward physical and psychological freedom. This rich, multi-dimensional collage of parallel and contrasting experiences is designed to enrich readers’ understanding of the plight of these two groups.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0030412374

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United States History by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rose Arny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015046790948

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Forthcoming Books by Rose Arny Pdf

Author : Russell M. Lawson,Benjamin A. Lawson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1471 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440850974

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Race and Ethnicity in America [4 volumes] by Russell M. Lawson,Benjamin A. Lawson Pdf

Divided into four volumes, Race and Ethnicity in America provides a complete overview of the history of racial and ethnic relations in America, from pre-contact to the present. The five hundred years since Europeans made contact with the indigenous peoples of America have been dominated by racial and ethnic tensions. During the colonial period, from 1500 to 1776, slavery and servitude of whites, blacks, and Indians formed the foundation for race and ethnic relations. After the American Revolution, slavery, labor inequalities, and immigration led to racial and ethnic tensions; after the Civil War, labor inequalities, immigration, and the fight for civil rights dominated America's racial and ethnic experience. From the 1960s to the present, the unfulfilled promise of civil rights for all ethnic and racial groups in America has been the most important sociopolitical issue in America. Race and Ethnicity in America tells this story of the fight for equality in America. The first volume spans pre-contact to the American Revolution; the second, the American Revolution to the Civil War; the third, Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement; and the fourth, the Civil Rights Movement to the present. All volumes explore the culture, society, labor, war and politics, and cultural expressions of racial and ethnic groups.

Author : Gary J. Kornblith,Carol Lasser
Publisher : Bedford Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124138012

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Teaching American History by Gary J. Kornblith,Carol Lasser Pdf

Teaching American History: Essays Adapted from the Journal of American History, 2001-2007 brings together a selection of articles from the "Textbooks and Teaching" section of the Journal of American History. Editors Gary J. Kornblith and Carol Lasser have compiled a set of thought-provoking essays from a wide range of top scholars that helps instructors of the U.S. survey consider pedagogy, assessment, re-centered narratives, "uncoverage," as well as textbooks and other course materials. Each part of the book focuses on a different aspect of teaching the survey. Part I introduces an on-line roundtable discussion on teaching the U.S. survey. Part II features articles reflecting on the role of the textbook in the U.S. survey. Part III, "Teaching Outside the Box," contains a selection of articles on incorporating sports, theater, oral history, field experience, service learning, field trips, and the Web into teaching and learning. Part IV challenges teachers to think about the connection between teaching, learning, and testing. Finally, Part V includes articles about bringing the narratives of marginalized people to the center of American history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015065819669

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America, History and Life by Anonim Pdf

Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1998-07
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UOM:39015082964621

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The Library Journal by Anonim Pdf

Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

Author : Organization of American historians
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 00218723

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The Journal of American History by Organization of American historians Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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GRADIVA JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY THEORY AND PRACTICE by Anonim Pdf