| The Human Tradition in Antebellum America Contributor(s): Morrison, Michael A. (Editor), Grossbart, Stephen R. (Contribution by), Doan, Ruth Alden (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0842028358 ISBN-13: 9780842028356 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $44.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: This new book consists of mini-biographies of 15 Americans who lived during the Antebel-lum period in American history. Part of The Human Tradition in America series, the anthology paints vivid portraits of the lives of lesser-known Americans. Raisi |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Social History - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 00027911 |
| Series: Human Tradition in America |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.06" W x 9.02" (1.00 lbs) 251 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new book consists of mini-biographies of 15 Americans who lived during the Antebellum period in American history. Part of The Human Tradition in America series, the anthology paints vivid portraits of the lives of lesser-known Americans. Raising new questions from fresh perspectives, this volume contributes to a broader understanding of the dynamic forces that shaped the political, economic, social, and institutional changes that characterized the antebellum period. Moving beyond the older, outdated historical narratives of political institutions and the great men who shaped them, these biographies offer revealing insights on gender roles and relations, working-class experiences, race, and local economic change and its effect on society and politics. The voices of these ordinary individuals-African Americans, women, ethnic groups, and workers-have until recently often been silent in history texts. At the same time, these biographies also reveal the major themes that were part of the history of the early republic and antebellum era, including the politics of the Jacksonian era, the democratization of politics and society, party formation, market revolution, territorial expansion, the removal of Indians from their territory, religious freedom, and slavery. Accessible and fascinating, these biographies present a vivid picture of the richly varied character of American life in the first half of the nineteenth century. This book is ideal for courses on the Early National period, U.S. history survey, and American social and cultural history. |