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Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead
Indian-European Encounters in Early North America
Inbunden, 2011
663 kr
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"Two thousand Wendat (Huron) Indians stood on the edge of an enormous burial pit...they held in their arms the bones of roughly seven hundred deceased friends and family members. The Wendats had lovingly scraped and cleaned the bones of the corpses that had decomposed on the scaffolds. They awaited …
Huron-Wendat Feast of the Dead
Indian-European Encounters in Early North America
Häftad, 2011
351 kr
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"Two thousand Wendat (Huron) Indians stood on the edge of an enormous burial pit...they held in their arms the bones of roughly seven hundred deceased friends and family members. The Wendats had lovingly scraped and cleaned the bones of the corpses that had decomposed on the scaffolds. They awaited …
When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield
Enlightenment, Revival, and the Power of the Printed Word
Häftad, 2012
319 kr
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In the 1740s, two quite different developments revolutionized Anglo-American life and thought-the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening. This book takes an encounter between the paragons of each movement-the printer and entrepreneur Benjamin Franklin and the British-born revivalist George …
My Lai
An American Atrocity in the Vietnam War
Häftad, 2012
319 kr
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On March 16, 1968, American soldiers killed as many as five hundred Vietnamese men, women, and children in a village near the South China Sea. In "My Lai" William Thomas Allison explores and evaluates the significance of this horrific event. How could such a thing have happened? Who (or what) …
Prelude to Revolution
The Salem Gunpowder Raid of 1775
Inbunden, 2014
734 kr
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Before colonial Americans could declare independence, they had to undergo a change of heart. Beyond a desire to rebel against British mercantile and fiscal policies, they had to believe that they could stand up to the fully armed British soldier. Prelude to Revolution uncovers one story of how the …
Blood on Steel
Chicago Steelworkers and the Strike of 1937
Häftad, 2014
309 kr
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On Memorial Day 1937, thousands of steelworkers, middle-class supporters, and working-class activists gathered at Sam's Place on the Southeast Side of Chicago to protest Republic Steel's virulent opposition to union recognition and collective bargaining. By the end of the day, ten marchers had been …
Coxey's Army
Popular Protest in the Gilded Age
Inbunden, 2015
628 kr
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In 1893, after a major British bank failure, a run on U.S. gold reserves, and a late-June stock-market crash, America was in the throes of a serious economic depression. Unemployment rose, foreclosures climbed, and popular unrest mounted. By the following spring, businessman and Populist agitator …
Coxey's Army
Popular Protest in the Gilded Age
Häftad, 2015
280 kr
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In 1893, after a major British bank failure, a run on U.S. gold reserves, and a late-June stock-market crash, America was in the throes of a serious economic depression. Unemployment rose, foreclosures climbed, and popular unrest mounted. By the following spring, businessman and Populist agitator …
Wolf by the Ears
The Missouri Crisis, 1819–1821
Häftad, 2015
280 kr
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From the early days of the republic, American leaders knew that an unpredictable time bomb-the question of slavery-lay at the heart of national politics. An implicit understanding between North and South helped to keep the issue at bay: northern states, where slavery had been set on course for …
Glorious Victory
Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans
Häftad, 2015
280 kr
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Whether or not the United States "won" the war of 1812, two engagements that occurred toward the end of the conflict had an enormous influence on the development of American identity: the successful defenses of the cities of Baltimore and New Orleans. Both engagements bolstered national confidence …
Shays's Rebellion
Authority and Distress in Post-Revolutionary America
Av Sean Condon
Häftad, 2015
309 kr
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Throughout the late summer and fall of 1786, farmers in central and western Massachusetts organized themselves into armed groups to protest against established authority and aggressive creditors. Calling themselves "regulators" or the "voice of the people," these crowds attempted to pressure the …
Hell Before Their Very Eyes
American Soldiers Liberate Concentration Camps in Germany, April 1945
Häftad, 2016
409 kr
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On April 4, 1945, United States Army units from the 89th Infantry Division and the 4th Armored Division seized Ohrdruf, the first of many Nazi concentration camps to be liberated in Germany. In the weeks that followed, as more camps were discovered, thousands of soldiers came face to face with the …
Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
Testing the Constitution
Häftad, 2016
280 kr
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In May 1798, after Congress released the XYZ Affair dispatches to the public, a raucous crowd took to the streets of Philadelphia. Some gathered to pledge their support for the government of President John Adams, others to express their disdain for his policies. Violence, both physical and …
Selma’s Bloody Sunday
Protest, Voting Rights, and the Struggle for Racial Equality
Inbunden, 2017
581 kr
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On Sunday afternoon, March 7, 1965, roughly six hundred peaceful demonstrators set out from Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in a double-file column to march from Selma, Alabama, to the state capital of Montgomery. Leading the march were Hosea Williams of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and …
John Quincy Adams and the Gag Rule, 1835–1850
Inbunden, 2017
628 kr
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Passed by the House of Representatives at the start of the 1836 session, the gag rule rejected all petitions against slavery, effectively forbidding Congress from addressing the antislavery issue until it was rescinded in late 1844. In the Senate, a similar rule lasted until 1850. Strongly …
Charging Up San Juan Hill
Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of Imperial America
Inbunden, 2018
609 kr
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How Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders exemplified “manhood” and civic virtue.Below a Cuban sun so hot it stung their eyes, American troops hunkered low at the base of Kettle Hill. Spanish bullets zipped overhead, while enemy artillery shells landed all around them. Driving Spanish forces from …
Charging Up San Juan Hill
Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of Imperial America
Häftad, 2018
319 kr
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How Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders exemplified “manhood” and civic virtue.Below a Cuban sun so hot it stung their eyes, American troops hunkered low at the base of Kettle Hill. Spanish bullets zipped overhead, while enemy artillery shells landed all around them. Driving Spanish forces from …
Webster-Hayne Debate
Defining Nationhood in the Early American Republic
Inbunden, 2018
720 kr
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A crucial senatorial debate on the question of the states’ relationship to the federal government.Two generations after the founding, Americans still disagreed on the nature of the Union. Was it a confederation of sovereign states or a nation headed by a central government? To South Carolina …
No Place for Saints
Mobs and Mormons in Jacksonian America
Av Adam Jortner
Häftad, 2022
287 kr
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The emergence of the Mormon church is arguably the most radical event in American religious history. How and why did so many Americans flock to this new religion, and why did so many other Americans seek to silence or even destroy that movement?Winner of the MHA Best Book Award by the Mormon …
Caning of Charles Sumner
Honor, Idealism, and the Origins of the Civil War
Inbunden, 2010
356 kr
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A signal, violent event in the history of the United States Congress, the caning of Charles Sumner on the Senate floor embodied the complex North-South cultural divide of the mid-nineteenth century. Williamjames Hull Hoffer's vivid account of the brutal act demonstrates just how far the factions …
Caning of Charles Sumner
Honor, Idealism, and the Origins of the Civil War
Häftad, 2010
235 kr
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A signal, violent event in the history of the United States Congress, the caning of Charles Sumner on the Senate floor embodied the complex North-South cultural divide of the mid-nineteenth century. Williamjames Hull Hoffer's vivid account of the brutal act demonstrates just how far the sections …
Bloodshed at Little Bighorn
Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations
Av Tim Lehman
Inbunden, 2010
356 kr
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Commonly known as Custer's Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn is the best recognized violent conflict between the indigenous peoples of North America and the government of the United States. Incorporating the voices of Native Americans, soldiers, scouts, and women, Tim Lehman's concise, …
Bloodshed at Little Bighorn
Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations
Av Tim Lehman
Häftad, 2010
316 kr
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Commonly known as Custer's Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn may be the best recognized violent conflict between the indigenous peoples of North America and the government of the United States. Incorporating the voices of Native Americans, soldiers, scouts, and women, Tim Lehman's concise, …
King Philip's War
Colonial Expansion, Native Resistance, and the End of Indian Sovereignty
Häftad, 2010
235 kr
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King Philip's War was the most devastating conflict between Europeans and Native Americans in the 1600s. In this incisive account, award-winning author Daniel R. Mandell puts the war into its rich historical context. The war erupted in July 1675, after years of growing tension between Plymouth and …
When Benjamin Franklin Met the Reverend Whitefield
Enlightenment, Revival, and the Power of the Printed Word
Inbunden, 2012
591 kr
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In the 1740s, two quite different developments revolutionized Anglo-American life and thought-the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening. This book takes an encounter between the paragons of each movement-the printer and entrepreneur Benjamin Franklin and the British-born revivalist George …
My Lai
An American Atrocity in the Vietnam War
Inbunden, 2012
531 kr
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On March 16, 1968, American soldiers killed as many as five hundred Vietnamese men, women, and children in a village near the South China Sea. In "My Lai" William Thomas Allison explores and evaluates the significance of this horrific event. How could such a thing have happened? Who (or what) …
Prelude to Revolution
The Salem Gunpowder Raid of 1775
Häftad, 2014
235 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Before colonial Americans could declare independence, they had to undergo a change of heart. Beyond a desire to rebel against British mercantile and fiscal policies, they had to believe that they could stand up to the fully armed British soldier. Prelude to Revolution uncovers one story of how the …
Blood on Steel
Chicago Steelworkers and the Strike of 1937
Inbunden, 2014
504 kr
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On Memorial Day 1937, thousands of steelworkers, middle-class supporters, and working-class activists gathered at Sam's Place on the Southeast Side of Chicago to protest Republic Steel's virulent opposition to union recognition and collective bargaining. By the end of the day, ten marchers had been …
Wolf by the Ears
The Missouri Crisis, 1819–1821
Inbunden, 2015
504 kr
Tillfälligt slut
From the early days of the republic, American leaders knew that an unpredictable time bomb-the question of slavery-lay at the heart of national politics. An implicit understanding between North and South helped to keep the issue at bay: northern states, where slavery had been set on course for …
