The Western World

The Western World

Author: Alexander Mackay

Publisher:

Published: 1849

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13:

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An account of Alexander Mackay's travels through the United States as far as the Mississippi River. He writes about American politics, religion, slavery, education and literature, the military, and the economy.


The Western World

The Western World

Author: Alexander Mackay

Publisher:

Published: 1849

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13:

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An account of Alexander Mackay's travels through the United States as far as the Mississippi River. He writes about American politics, religion, slavery, education and literature, the military, and the economy.


British Comment on the United States

British Comment on the United States

Author: Ada Nisbet

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2001-06-07

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13: 9780520915824

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This bibliography of more than three thousand entries, often extensively annotated, lists books and pamphlets that illuminate evolving British views on the United States during a period of great change on both sides of the Atlantic. Subjects addressed in various decades include slavery and abolitionism, women's rights, the Civil War, organized labor, economic, cultural, and social behavior, political and religious movements, and the "American" character in general.


Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part I Vol 2

Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part I Vol 2

Author: Peter J Kitson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-12-16

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1000558940

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A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.


Philadelphia on Stone

Philadelphia on Stone

Author: Erika Piola

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 027105252X

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"A collection of essays examining the history of nineteenth-century commercial lithography in Philadelphia. Analyzes the social, economic, and technological changes in the local trade from 1828 to 1878"--Provided by publisher.


Unrequited Toil

Unrequited Toil

Author: Calvin Schermerhorn

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-08-16

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1107027667

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Introduces the essential history of slavery from the American Revolution to post-Civil War Reconstruction in twelve thematic chapters.


Money Over Mastery, Family Over Freedom

Money Over Mastery, Family Over Freedom

Author: Calvin Schermerhorn

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2011-06-15

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1421400367

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Traces the story of how slaves seized opportunities that emerged from North Carolina's pre-Civil War modernization and economic diversification to protect their families from being sold, revealing the integral role played by empowered African-American families in regional antebellum economics and politics. Simultaneous.