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Author : John Fiske
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:$B301739
Author : John 1842-1901 Fiske
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1361653167
Author : John Fiske
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : United States
ISBN : OCLC:3595150
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1127144168
Author : John Fiske
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:43984457
Author : John 1842-1901 Fiske
Publisher : Wentworth Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1361653590
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : John Fiske
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0484250965
Excerpt from The Critical Period of American History, 1783-1789 This book contains the substance of the course of lec tures given in the Old South meeting-house in Boston in December, 1884, at the Washington University in St. Louis in May, 188 5, and in the theatre of the University Club in New York in March, 1886. In its. Present shape it may serve as a sketch of the political history of the United States from the end Of the Revolutionary War to the adoption of the Federal Constitution. It makes no preten sions to completeness, either as a summary Of the events of that period or as a discussion of the political questions in volved in them. I have aimed especially at grouping facts in such a way as to bring out and emphasize their causal sequence, and it is accordingly hoped that the book may prove useful to the student Of American history. My title was suggested by the fact of Thomas Paine's stopping the publication Of the Crisis, on hearing the news Of the treaty Of 1783, with the remark, The times that tried men's souls are over. Commenting upon this, on page 55 of the present work, I observed that so far from the crisis being over in 178 3, the next five years were to be the most critical time of all. I had not then seen Mr. Tres Cot's Diplomatic History of the Administrations Of Wash ington and Adams, on page 9 of which he uses almost the same words: It must not be supposed that the treaty of peace secured the national life. Indeed, it would be more correct to say that the most critical period of the country's history embraced the time between 1783 and the adoption of the Constitution in 1788. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : John Fiske
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1298211557
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : John Fiske
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1725539055
The Critical Period of American History By John Fiske The 20th of March, 1782, the day which witnessed the fall of Lord North's ministry, was a day of good omen for men of English race on both sides of the Atlantic. Within two years from this time, the treaty which established the independence of the United States was successfully negotiated at Paris; and at the same time, as part of the series of events which resulted in the treaty, there went on in England a rapid dissolution and reorganization of parties, which ended in the overwhelming defeat of the king's attempt to make the forms of the constitution subservient to his selfish purposes, and established the liberty of the people upon a broader and sounder basis than it had ever occupied before. Great indignation was expressed at the time, and has sometimes been echoed by British historians, over the conduct of those Whigs who never lost an opportunity of expressing their approval of the American revolt. The Duke of Richmond, at the beginning of the contest, expressed a hope that the Americans might succeed, because they were in the right. Charles Fox spoke of General Howe's first victory as "the terrible news from Long Island." Wraxall says that the celebrated buff and blue colours of the Whig party were adopted by Fox in imitation of the Continental uniform; but his unsupported statement is open to question. It is certain, however, that in the House of Commons the Whigs habitually alluded to Washington's army as "our army," and to the American cause as "the cause of liberty;" and Burke, with characteristic vehemence, declared that he would rather be a prisoner in the Tower with Mr. Laurens than enjoy the blessings of freedom in company with the men who were seeking to enslave America. Still more, the Whigs did all in their power to discourage enlistments, and in various ways so thwarted and vexed the government that the success of the Americans was by many people ascribed to their assistance. A few days before Lord North's resignation, George Onslow, in an able defence of the prime minister, exclaimed, "Why have we failed so miserably in this war against America, if not from the support and countenance given to rebellion in this very House?" We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Author : John Fiske (historien et philosophe).)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015008988324
Author : John Fiske
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3337683339
Author : Douglas Bradburn,Christopher R. Pearl
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813947433
The "Critical Period" of American history—the years between the end of the American Revolution in 1783 and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1789—was either the best of times or the worst of times. While some historians have celebrated the achievement of the Constitutional Convention, which, according to them, saved the Revolution, others have bemoaned that the Constitution’s framers destroyed the liberating tendencies of the Revolution, betrayed debtors, made a bargain with slavery, and handed the country over to the wealthy. This era—what John Fiske introduced in 1880 as America’s "Critical Period"—has rarely been separated from the U.S. Constitution and is therefore long overdue for a reevaluation on its own terms. How did the pre-Constitution, postindependence United States work? What were the possibilities, the tremendous opportunities for "future welfare or misery for mankind," in Fiske’s words, that were up for grabs in those years? The scholars in this volume pursue these questions in earnest, highlighting how the pivotal decade of the 1780s was critical or not, and for whom, in the newly independent United States. As the United States is experiencing another, ongoing crisis of governance, reexamining the various ways in which elites and common Americans alike imagined and constructed their new nation offers fresh insights into matters—from national identity and the place of slavery in a republic, to international commerce, to the very meaning of democracy—whose legacies reverberated through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and into the present day. Contributors:Kevin Butterfield, Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon * Hannah Farber, Columbia University * Johann N. Neem, Western Washington University * Dael A. Norwood, University of Delaware * Susan Gaunt Stearns, University of Mississippi * Nicholas P. Wood, Spring Hill College
Author : John Fiske
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015008289533
Author : John Fiske
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1494181002
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
Author : John Fiske
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1425573274
1898. This book contains the substance of the course of lectures given in the Old South Meeting-House in Boston, at the Washington University in St. Louis and in the theater of the University Club in New York by Fiske, noted American philosopher and historian. Contents: Results of Yorktown; The Thirteen Commonwealths; The League of Friendship; Drifting Toward Anarchy; Germs of National Sovereignty; The Federal Convention; and Crowning the Work. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.