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. |
Dari dalam buku
Hasil 1-5 dari 36
Halaman
... equal individuals. The powerful new American identity permitted many individuals to succeed far beyond what they might have achieved elsewhere, but that exceptional openness depended on class, gender, and racial bias. The political ...
... equal individuals. The powerful new American identity permitted many individuals to succeed far beyond what they might have achieved elsewhere, but that exceptional openness depended on class, gender, and racial bias. The political ...
Halaman
... equal at birth. The hierarchical political and economic systems of Europe, where tenants farmed the land of noblemen and had no say in their government, distorted natural law, Locke maintained. Each individual had a right to ''the ...
... equal at birth. The hierarchical political and economic systems of Europe, where tenants farmed the land of noblemen and had no say in their government, distorted natural law, Locke maintained. Each individual had a right to ''the ...
Halaman
... equals could not survive without slavery. For Hampton, American society rested on the idea that all white men were created equal.π Plantations were worlds in themselves, their white inhabitants convinced that they belonged to an ...
... equals could not survive without slavery. For Hampton, American society rested on the idea that all white men were created equal.π Plantations were worlds in themselves, their white inhabitants convinced that they belonged to an ...
Halaman
... equals. White yeomen understood, as one man commented, ''that . . . where Capital rules, where there are no black slaves, there must be white ones.'' This ''slave-labor republicanism,'' as one historian put it, meant that a barefoot ...
... equals. White yeomen understood, as one man commented, ''that . . . where Capital rules, where there are no black slaves, there must be white ones.'' This ''slave-labor republicanism,'' as one historian put it, meant that a barefoot ...
Halaman
... equal to her new position.''≤∑ Women also took on new political roles during the war. ''I longed to take part in the work going on everywhere for our soldiers,'' recalled Elizabeth Allston. Women began by knitting socks and sewing ...
... equal to her new position.''≤∑ Women also took on new political roles during the war. ''I longed to take part in the work going on everywhere for our soldiers,'' recalled Elizabeth Allston. Women began by knitting socks and sewing ...
Edisi yang lain - Lihat semua
West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War Heather Cox Richardson Pratinjau terbatas - 2007 |
West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America After the Civil War Heather Cox Richardson Pratinjau tidak tersedia - 2007 |
West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America After the Civil War Heather Cox Richardson Pratinjau tidak tersedia - 2007 |
Istilah dan frasa umum
a√airs Addams African Americans Andrew Carnegie army believed Bu√alo businessmen called Carl Schurz Carnegie cattle Charles Goodnight Chicago citizens Civil Comanche Congress corruption cowboy Cuba Cuban demanded Democrats di√erent disa√ected e√ort economic harmony election farmers federal free labor freedmen Gompers Goodnight Grover Cleveland Harper’s Weekly idea Indians individualism industry insisted Johnson Julia Ward July land legislation live Love man’s March McKinley ment middle-class million MOA-Cornell Nat Love North northern o√ered o≈ce o≈cers o≈cials organized political politicians postwar Powderly president protect Quanah Quanah Parker radical railroad recalled reconstruction reform Roosevelt Samuel Gompers Schurz seemed Senate Sitting Bull slavery slaves society soldiers South Carolina southern whites special interests strike su√ered su√rage tari√s taxes Theodore Roosevelt tion Union University Press vote voters Wade Hampton wages Washington wealth West western white southerners women workers York York World