Handbook to Life in America – serie
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Colonial and Revolutionary Era
Beginnings to 1783
Av Golson Books
Inbunden, 2009
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This title offers a comprehensive look at the people, customs, and trends of the colonial and revolutionary era. Life in colonial America was often a struggle for survival and a constant lesson in adaptation. The early years of colonization - fraught with disease, starvation, and conflict with …
Early National Period and Expansion
1783 to 1859
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Inbunden, 2009
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Encompassing the period leading up to the Civil War, the interval from 1783 to 1859 witnessed the newly implemented concept of a democratically organized state. The fast growth of the national economy gave rise to a new middle class not founded on pedigree while the acquisition of new territories …
Civil War and Reconstruction
1860 to 1876
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Inbunden, 2009
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This title takes a thorough look at the Civil War and Reconstruction - from the family life ate to favorite pastimes. Characterized by the tragedy of the Civil War and its aftermath, the period of 1860 to 1876 presented the greatest challenge to a still young national government. The battle to …
Gilded Age
1870 to 1900
Av Golson Books, Rodney P. Carlisle
Inbunden, 2009
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Often referred to as the 'Gilded Age', the period spanning from 1870 to 1900 encompassed both extravagant wealth and dire poverty in America. Due to this disparity, political agitators and reformists armed with socialist and anarchist manifestos flourished and the distinction between urban life and …
Age of Reform
1890 to 1920
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Inbunden, 2009
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The first decades of the 20th century were characterized by technological advancements. Chief among these was the replacement of horse-drawn vehicles by the gasoline-powered car, which necessitated the development of a nationwide infrastructure of paved highways and filling stations. The racial …
Roaring Twenties
1920 to 1929
Av Golson Books, Rodney P. Carlisle
Inbunden, 2009
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Flamboyant, excessive, and full of changes, the 1920s fell between the two great wars of the 20th century. Characterized in America by the trends of Prohibition, bootleggers, the Harlem Renaissance, Art Deco design, and the Jazz Age, this period witnessed a shift in gender relations and moral …
Contemporary America
1970 to Present
Av Golson Books
Inbunden, 2009
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Changing International affairs and the forces of technological innovation shaped the lives of Americans in the last decades of the 20th century. While the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union gave rise to hopes of peaceful international relations, the Gulf War and the attacks of …
