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1	Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood more books like this by Professor Steven Mintz Like Huck's raft, the experience of American childhood has been both adventurous and terrifying. For more than three centuries, adults have agonized over raising children while children have followed their own paths to development and expression. Now, Steven Mintz gives us the first comprehensive history of American childhood encompassing both the ... see all copies from $12.49! new only from $13.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Moralists and Modernizers: America's Pre-Civil War Reformers more books like this by Professor Steven Mintz The decades before the Civil War saw the first secular efforts in American history to remake society through reform. Reformers launched unprecedented campaigns to reform criminals and prostitutes, to educate the deaf and the blind, to guarantee women's rights, and to abolish slavery. Modern systems of free public schools, prisons, and hospitals ... see all copies from $7.77! new only from $12.34! \| SVS
3	Hollywood's America: United States History Through Its Films more books like this by Professor Steven Mintz (Editor), Professor Randy Roberts (Editor) This anthology of documents and essays teaches students to read films as cultural artifacts within the contexts of actual past events. The films are studied as a reflection of their times and as an influence upon style and belief. Each major part consists of essays on particular films or topics, followed by an assortment of primary documents; and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.02! \| first editions
4	Sourcebook and Index: Documents That Shaped the American Nation more books like this by Professor Steven Mintz (Introduction by) Hakim's ten-volume history of the United States makes American history as exciting as an adventure story and as stimulating as a suspense yarn. She tells stories with all the fascinating sides of factual history. The dates and events, characters and complexities, heroes, heroines and villains are woven into the great American history. B&W ... see all copies from $6.46! new only from $9.48! \| SVS
5	America and Its Peoples: A Mosaic in the Making: From 1865: Volume 2 more books like this by James Kirby Martin, Professor Randy Roberts, Professor Steven Mintz Now in its Fifth Edition, America and Its Peoples presents American history filled with the drama and conflict that holds the attention of all students. Social history--with an emphasis on sports, leisure, and popular culture--is effectively integrated with more traditional coverage of military history, politics, and diplomacy. This edition ... see all copies from $36.81! new only from $36.81! \| SVS
6	Native American Voices: A History and Anthology more books like this by Professor Steven Mintz (Editor) This work presents an introduction which synthesizes the latest anthropological, archaeological, historical, and sociological scholarship and the 95 carefully edited selections provide students with an overview of Native American history from the earliest migrations to the present. The volume includes a chronology, glossary, and bibliography, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.40! \| first editions
7	The Problem of Evil: Slavery, Freedom, and the Ambiguities of American Reform more books like this by Professor Steven Mintz (Editor), John Stauffer (Editor) A collective effort to present a new kind of moral history, this volume seeks to show how the study of the past can illuminate profound ethical and philosophical issues. More specifically, the contributors address a variety of questions raised by the history of American slavery. How did freedom - personal, civic, and political - become one of the ... see all copies from $10.57! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
8	Mexican American Voices: A Documentary Reader more books like this by Professor Steven Mintz (Editor) Today, Mexican Americans are the youngest and fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. But Mexican Americans are also among the nation's oldest communities, with a rich and complex history. This book seeks to restore Mexican Americans to their rightful place in the narrative of American history. Through its 71 carefully edited selections ... see all copies from $3.71! new only from $27.54!
9	The Family in America: An Encyclopedia Volume 1 A-G and Volume 2 H-W more books like this by Joseph M Hawes (Editor), Elizabeth F Shores (Editor), Professor Steven Mintz (Foreword by) This is a massive work of social history that examines a wide variety of family-related topics ranging from the mid-19th century to the present. Select entries compare US history to that of other industrialized countries and the developing world. Coverage includes: public policies; organizations and programs; health and social issues; the family ... see all copies from $8.98! new only from $33.33! \| first editions
10	Sourcebook and Index: Documents That Shaped the American Nation more books like this by Oxford University Press (Creator), Professor Steven Mintz (Notes by) Designed to accompany Joy Hakim's ten-volume A History of US or as a stand-alone reference, this collection of great American documents is ideal for all students of American history. Filled with primary sources, the Sourcebook and Index traces the gradual unfolding of ideas of freedom in America through letters, declarations, proclamations, court ... see all copies from $6.03! new only from $14.95!
11	A Prison of Expectations Prison of Expectations: The Family in Victorian Culture the Family in Victorian Culture more books like this by Professor Steven Mintz ." . .casts considerable light on the concept of family in the 19th century." --"London Review of Books "It stands out as one of the few successful efforts to investigate in some detail this family nexus between culture and individual lives." --"American Historical Review" The stereotypical Victorian family, although represented in innumerable ... see all copies from $2.46!

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