West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil WarYale University Press, 28 Mar 2007 - 416 halaman “This thoughtful, engaging examination of the Reconstruction Era . . . will be appealing . . . to anyone interested in the roots of present-day American politics” (Publishers Weekly). The story of Reconstruction is not simply about the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. In many ways, the late nineteenth century defined modern America, as Southerners, Northerners, and Westerners forged a national identity that united three very different regions into a country that could become a world power. A sweeping history of the United States from the era of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt, this engaging book tracks the formation of the American middle class while stretching the boundaries of our understanding of Reconstruction. Historian Heather Cox Richardson ties the North and West into the post–Civil War story that usually focuses narrowly on the South. By weaving together the experiences of real individuals who left records in their own words—from ordinary Americans such as a plantation mistress, a Native American warrior, and a labor organizer, to prominent historical figures such as Andrew Carnegie, Julia Ward Howe, Booker T. Washington, and Sitting Bull—Richardson tells a story about the creation of modern America. |
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... created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness,'' but how could that be translated into an actual form of government? The founding ...
... created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness,'' but how could that be translated into an actual form of government? The founding ...
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... created equal.π Plantations were worlds in themselves, their white inhabitants convinced that they belonged to an interdependent community that o√ered the best for everyone. Enslaved black men and women provided the labor that ...
... created equal.π Plantations were worlds in themselves, their white inhabitants convinced that they belonged to an interdependent community that o√ered the best for everyone. Enslaved black men and women provided the labor that ...
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... directly: milling lumber or weaving cloth. That labor created value from natural resources seemed obvious. God had given man land to farm and nature to harvest; this was the primary stage of economic The View from the Civil War ≤∞
... directly: milling lumber or weaving cloth. That labor created value from natural resources seemed obvious. God had given man land to farm and nature to harvest; this was the primary stage of economic The View from the Civil War ≤∞
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... created value, more products meant higher wages for workers and greater profits for employers. In a world of small producers, such a rosy view of the relationship between employers and their workers was not unrealistic; workers in small ...
... created value, more products meant higher wages for workers and greater profits for employers. In a world of small producers, such a rosy view of the relationship between employers and their workers was not unrealistic; workers in small ...
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... created agricultural colleges designed to teach young farmers of middling prosperity to produce better crops. Farming land was no good without a way to reach it. In 1862 and 1864 Congress passed legislation chartering the Pacific ...
... created agricultural colleges designed to teach young farmers of middling prosperity to produce better crops. Farming land was no good without a way to reach it. In 1862 and 1864 Congress passed legislation chartering the Pacific ...
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