The central theme of this study of American life in the early 19th century is the establishment of capitalism. The author argues that, following the Industrial Revolution, two distinct societies were created in the USA: rich and poor, proprietors and labourers, city dwellers and farmers.
The central theme of this study of American life in the early 19th century is the establishment of capitalism. The author argues that, following the I...
The abolition movement is perhaps the most salient example of the struggle the United States has faced in its long and complex confrontation with the issue of race. In his final book, historian Paul Goodman, who died in 1995, presents a new and important interpretation of abolitionism. Goodman pays particular attention to the role that blacks played in the movement. In the half-century following the American Revolution, a sizable free black population emerged, the result of state-sponsored emancipation in the North and individual manumission in the slave states. At the same time, a white...
The abolition movement is perhaps the most salient example of the struggle the United States has faced in its long and complex confrontation with the ...
Tales from the lands of nuts and grapes by Charles Sellers. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1888 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
Tales from the lands of nuts and grapes by Charles Sellers. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1888 and may have some imper...
