Cultural Change and the Market Revolution in America, 1789-1860
Cultural Change and the Market Revolution in America, 1789-1860

Author: Scott C. Martin

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780742527713

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In this exciting new work, Scott C. Martin brings together cutting-edge scholarship and articles from diverse sources to explore the cultural dimensions of the market revolution in America. By reflecting on the reciprocal relationship between cultural and economic change, the work deepens our understanding of American society during the turbulent early nineteenth century.

The Forgotten Expedition, 1804--1805
The Forgotten Expedition, 1804--1805

Author: Trey Berry

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 2014-08-11

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 0807159743

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"The team of the "Grand Expedition," as it was optimistically named, was the first to send its findings on the newly annexed territory to the president, who received Dunbar and Hunter's detailed journals with pleasure. They include descriptions of flora and fauna, geology, weather, landscapes, and native peoples and European settlers, as well as astronomical and navigational records that allowed the first accurate English maps of the region and its waterways to be produced. Their scientific experiments conducted at the hot springs may be among the first to discover a microscopic phenomena still under research today."--Jacket.

New Orleans Architecture
New Orleans Architecture

Author: Friends of the Cabildo

Publisher: Pelican Publishing

Published: 1971-01-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781565548312

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"This volume focuses on the Bayou Road, which was lined with the country seats and residences of the city's earliest settlers."--The publisher.

The Accidental City
The Accidental City

Author: Lawrence N. Powell

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2012-04-13

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 0674065441

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Chronicles the history of the city from its being contended over as swampland through Louisiana's statehood in 1812, discussing its motley identities as a French village, African market town, Spanish fortress, and trade center.