While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War, Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life, from pioneer farm boy, to politician and lawyer in Springfield, to his stunning election as sixteenth president of the United States. We see how Lincoln grew during his years in office, how he developed a keen aptitude for ...
William Gienapp has edited a new edition of Lincoln's writings intended to supplement as well as serve as a companion to his short biography Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America. This concise edition will appeal to both a general audience interested in becoming acquainted with Lincoln via his writings, speeches, and letters, as well as to ...
During the 1850s, the Jacksonian party system broke down in the North and a new sectional party, the Republicans, succeeded the Whigs in the nation's two party system. Using demographic, voting, and other statistical analysis,as well as the more traditional methods and sources of political history, William Gienapp powerfully demonstrates that the ...
An ample, wide-ranging collection of primary sources, The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Documentary Collection, opens a window onto the political, social, cultural, economic, and military history from 1830 to 1877. Particular attention is paid to social history; coverage of the experience of African Americans, women, and non-elites provides a ...
"Nation of Nations Concise" stands apart from the crowd as a brief American Survey Text that has not sacrificed the strength of its narrative to achieve brevity. "The Nation of Nations" concise version strikes unique balances for a brief text: providing enough contextual detail for the reader to grasp the story and maintaining a balance between ...
Incorporating the scholarship of social historians within the framework of a narrative history, this work tells how this "Nation of Nations", as Walt Whitman named the USA, managed to prosper and expand to become the longest lived republic in the history of the world.
"Nation of Nations Concise" stands apart from the crowd as a brief American Survey Text that has not sacrificed the strength of its narrative to achieve brevity. "The Nation of Nations" concise version strikes unique balances for a brief text: providing enough contextual detail for the reader to grasp the story and maintaining a balance between ...
Known for its friendly narrative style and careful blending of social and political history, "Nation of Nations" offers a balanced approach to teaching the American history survey course. The story presented by the authors reflects their belief that the American past can only be fully understood when linked to events worldwide. As a result of this ...
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