The Conquest of a Continent (Illustrated Edition)
The Conquest of a Continent (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Madison Grant

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2023-12-10

Total Pages: 265

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Madison Grant's 'The Conquest of a Continent (Illustrated Edition)' is a groundbreaking work that explores the history and impact of European colonization in North America. Written in a highly detailed and scholarly style, Grant delves into the complex interactions between European settlers and indigenous populations, shedding light on the lasting implications of these encounters. The book not only provides a comprehensive historical analysis but also features stunning illustrations that bring the narrative to life. Grant's writing is both informative and engaging, making it a valuable read for anyone interested in American history and colonial studies. The book's literary context is enriched by Grant's meticulous research and deep understanding of the subject matter, making it a seminal work in the field. Madison Grant, a prominent figure in early 20th-century conservation and racial science, brings a unique perspective to the topic, offering readers a nuanced exploration of the conquest of a continent. With its insightful analysis and compelling storytelling, 'The Conquest of a Continent' is a must-read for those seeking a deeper understanding of America's colonial past.

The Conquest of a Continent (Illustrated Edition)
The Conquest of a Continent (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Madison Grant

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2023-11-10

Total Pages: 264

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"The Conquest of a Continent" was the first attempt to give an authentic racial history of the USA, based on the scientific interpretation of race as distinguished from language and from geographic distribution. The Cradle of Mankind The Nordic Conquest of Europe The Nordic Settlement of America The Puritans in New England The Gateways to the West from New England and Virginia Virginia and Her Neighbors The Old Northwest Territory The Mountaineers Conquer the Southwest From the Mississippi to the Oregon The Spoils of the Mexican War The Alien Invasion The Transformation of America Checking the Alien Invasion The Legacy of Slavery Our Neighbors on the North Our Neighbors on the South The Nordic Outlook

The Conquest of a Continent, Or The Expansion of Races in America (Illustrated Edition)
The Conquest of a Continent, Or The Expansion of Races in America (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Madison Grant

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-28

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9781406898316

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Grant (1865-1937) was an American lawyer, writer, and zoologist known primarily for his work as a eugenicist/racist and as a conservationist, being one of the leading thinkers and activists of the Progressive Era. He was responsible for one of the most notorious works of scientific racism, The Passing of the Great Race (1916), and played an active role in crafting strong immigration restriction and anti-miscegenation laws in the US. As a conservationist, he is credited with saving many species of animals, founding numerous environmental and philanthropic organizations and developing much of the discipline of wildlife management. This work first published in 1933 is illustrated with 14 maps and includes an introduction by Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857-1935), the paleontologist and geologist who was president of the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years, of which Grant was a trustee.

The Conquest of a Continent; Or, The Expansion of Races in America
The Conquest of a Continent; Or, The Expansion of Races in America

Author: Madison Grant

Publisher: E-Artnow

Published: 2020-12-30

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9788027308378

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The Conquest of a Continent; or, The Expansion of Races in America is a eugenicist work by an American lawyer and biologist Madison Grant. The book deals with the settlement of American continent throughout the centuries, and with migrations of different tribes and racial groups to and from America.

The Conquest of a Continent: Expansion of Races in America
The Conquest of a Continent: Expansion of Races in America

Author: Madison Grant

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2019-12-18

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13:

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This eBook edition has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "The Conquest of a Continent" was the first attempt to give an authentic racial history of the USA, based on the scientific interpretation of race as distinguished from language and from geographic distribution. The Cradle of Mankind The Nordic Conquest of Europe The Nordic Settlement of America The Puritans in New England The Gateways to the West from New England and Virginia Virginia and Her Neighbors The Old Northwest Territory The Mountaineers Conquer the Southwest From the Mississippi to the Oregon The Spoils of the Mexican War The Alien Invasion The Transformation of America Checking the Alien Invasion The Legacy of Slavery Our Neighbors on the North Our Neighbors on the South The Nordic Outlook

Conquest of a Continent
Conquest of a Continent

Author: Madison Grant

Publisher:

Published: 2018-11-25

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 9781684222834

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2018 Reprint of 1933 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Illustrated with Maps. A leading conservationist in the United States, Madison Grant's preoccupation with biodiversity was not limited to wildlife, but also extended to humans, particularly where that biodiversity intersected with the wider sweep of history, its meaning and interpretation, and government policy. Grant provides here a racial and ethnic history of the European settlement of North America, spanning from the ancient nations of Europe to the United States of his day. His thesis was that the United States was settled mostly by Northwestern Europeans, particularly English and Ulster Scots. To his mind, this relative homogeneity, plus the generally high quality of these enterprising settlers, conferred upon the new nation its prosperity, cohesion, stability, and defining cultural characteristics. Grant was concerned that then recent waves of immigration from poorer parts of Europe would lead to social instability, division, economic decline, and a growing underclass. He also thought that the failure to deal with problems left by slavery stored trouble for the future. Grant's represents today an unfashionable opinion, and his framework of analysis--not to mention his Nordic bias--makes him seem biased and outdated. Yet, he remains historically important. The old arguments have not gone away: as in Europe, they are being updated and revisited in the United States, which is now more socially unstable and more divided than previously thought possible.

Native American Son
Native American Son

Author: Kate Buford

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2010-10-26

Total Pages: 709

ISBN-13: 0307594297

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The first comprehensive biography of the legendary figure who defined excellence in American sports: Jim Thorpe, arguably the greatest all-around athlete the United States has ever seen. With clarity and a fine eye for detail, Kate Buford traces the pivotal moments of Thorpe’s incomparable career: growing up in the tumultuous Indian Territory of Oklahoma; leading the Carlisle Indian Industrial School football team, coached by the renowned “Pop” Warner, to victories against the country’s finest college teams; winning gold medals in the 1912 Olympics pentathlon and decathlon; defining the burgeoning sport of professional football and helping to create what would become the National Football League; and playing long, often successful—and previously unexamined—years in professional baseball. But, at the same time, Buford vividly depicts the difficulties Thorpe faced as a Native American—and a Native American celebrity at that—early in the twentieth century. We also see the infamous loss of his Olympic medals, stripped from him because he had previously played professional baseball, an event that would haunt Thorpe for the rest of his life. We see his struggles with alcoholism and personal misfortune, losing his first child and moving from one failed marriage to the next, coming to distrust many of the hands extended to him. Finally, we learn the details of his vigorous advocacy for Native American rights while he chased a Hollywood career, and the truth behind the supposed reinstatement of his Olympic record in 1982. Here is the story—long overdue and brilliantly told—of a complex, iconoclastic, profoundly talented man whose life encompassed both tragic limitations and truly extraordinary achievements.

A Country of Vast Designs
A Country of Vast Designs

Author: Robert W. Merry

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-11-02

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 074329744X

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ROBERT MERRY’S BRILLIANT AND HIGHLY ACCLAIMED HISTORY OF A CRUCIAL EPOCH IN U.S. HISTORY. In a one-term presidency, James K. Polk completed the story of America’s Manifest Destiny—extending its territory across the continent by threatening England with war and manufacturing a controversial and unpopular two-year war with Mexico.

Race and America's Immigrant Press
Race and America's Immigrant Press

Author: Robert M. Zecker

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2011-06-30

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1441161996

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Race was all over the immigrant newspaper week after week. As early as the 1890s the papers of the largest Slovak fraternal societies covered lynchings in the South. While somewhat sympathetic, these articles nevertheless enabled immigrants to distance themselves from the "blackness" of victims, and became part of a strategy of asserting newcomers' tentative claims to "whiteness." Southern and eastern European immigrants began to think of themselves as white people. They asserted their place in the U.S. and demanded the right to be regarded as "Caucasians," with all the privileges that accompanied this designation. Circa 1900 eastern Europeans were slightingly dismissed as "Asiatic" or "African," but there has been insufficient attention paid to the ways immigrants themselves began the process of race tutoring through their own institutions. Immigrant newspapers offered a stunning array of lynching accounts, poems and cartoons mocking blacks, and paeans to America's imperial adventures in the Caribbean and Asia. Immigrants themselves had a far greater role to play in their own racial identity formation than has so far been acknowledged.