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The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 3

Author : W. H. Bartlett
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428812102
Total Pages : 732 pages
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Download or read book The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 3 written by W. H. Bartlett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 3: From the Discovery of the Western World to the Present Day Undoubtedly, the case of the Essex J unto against the Administration, respecting this arrangement, was a strong one. The instructions sent to Erskine were shown to the American minister at London, in extenso, and it is hardly to be supposed that he could have failed to communicate their contents to the government at Washington. And on the other hand, if Madison and his Secretary were actually ignorant on this point, no good excuse can be presented for them - they ought to have known the extent of the minister's powers before they entered upon the negotiation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 3 of 4

Author : James Grahame
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265379592
Total Pages : 448 pages
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Download or read book The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 3 of 4 written by James Grahame and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 3 of 4: From the Plantation of the British Colonies Till Their Revolt and Declaration of Independence Compelling them yet to acknowledge their duty, and consult their true interests. William was so far moved by this re presentation, as to recommend to the provincial assembly a more deliberate consideration of the governor's proposition; and he even condescended to repeat the arguments which Nicholson had already unsuccessfully employed. But these reasons gained no additional currency from the stamp of royal sanction. The king's project encountered again the most determined rejection from the assembly; and his argument elicited from them only a firm but respectful remonstrance, in which they declared their conviction that neither the forts then in being, nor any other that might be built in the pro vince of New York, could in the slightest degree avail to the defence and security of Virginia: for that either the French or the northern Indians might invade this colony, and yet not approach within a hundred miles of any of those forts. Nicholson had relied with undoubting assurance on the success of this attempt: and the issue of it, which discon certed his ambitious hopes, destroyed his popularity, and discredited the policy of his counsels by lowering the dignity of the king, inspired him with the most vindictive feelings of rage and mortification. Henceforward, he took no pains to conceal his antipathy to the institution of representative assemblies, and to the democratical frame of the provincial governments. He represented to the British ministers that the dissent of the Virginian assembly from his majesty's desire and opinion, proceeded entirely from a spirit of te bellion, and a propensity to national independence and republican government;1 - charges which, as they coincided with the fears and jealousies of the parent state, were most likely to provoke her jealousy and malevolence towards the colony. Blending a regard to policy, with the gratification of his resentment, and h0ping to impress the credulous with a high opinion of his munificence and public spirit, he protested. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 3

Author : W. H. Bartlett
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330585351
Total Pages : 732 pages
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Download or read book The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 3 written by W. H. Bartlett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 3: From the Discovery of the Western World to the Present Day Irrespective of all the casus belli, which, (as it evermore happens,) when the quarrel was determined upon, were sure to be found only too abundantly, there was, as we have seen, a real and deep necessity for this trial of strength to with Great Britain. And when we have reached the conclusion of this Book, we shall be in a position to see precisely why a war, apparently so indecisive, should suffice for the conclusion of a peace which has now lasted for forty years, and bids fair to last as many more. But in entering upon this narrative, we must observe, that this "Second War," (as it has been called,) in relation to World History bears by no means so prominent a place as we might suppose, from seeing the account that is made of it in the United States. And the reason manifestly is, that the principles, to maintain which, ostensibly, America flung down her gage, were not the real grounds of the conflict. They bore no nearer relation to the actual combat, than the question "whose lady's eyes were the brightest," which was - so say the chronicles of chivalry - the avowed reason for mortal encounter between every two doughty and errant knights, who chanced to meet, after having sallied forth for the very purpose of achieving some notable adventure in arms. Of the part in this war which Jefferson took, we have spoken in the chapter upon the Foreign Affairs of his Administration; and we think that few can trace carefully the line of policy which he adopted, without ascribing it mainly to him; although the party opposed to it gave it the title of "Madison's war." How adroitly the great Democratic chieftain contrived, without implicating himself in the responsibility of conducting them, to make hostilities unavoidable, has been fully shown. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Industrial Book, 1840-1880

Author : Scott E. Casper
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807830852
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Industrial Book, 1840-1880 written by Scott E. Casper and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V. 1. The colonial book in the Atlantic world: This book carries the interrelated stories of publishing, writing, and reading from the beginning of the colonial period in America up to 1790. v. 2 An Extensive Republic: This volume documents the development of a distinctive culture of print in the new American republic. v. 3. The industrial book 1840-1880: This volume covers the creation, distribution, and uses of print and books in the mid-nineteenth century, when a truly national book trade emerged. v. 4. Print in Motion: In a period characterized by expanding markets, national consolidation, and social upheaval, print culture picked up momentum as the nineteenth century turned into the twentieth. v. 5. The Enduring Book: This volume addresses the economic, social, and cultural shifts affecting print culture from Word War II to the present.

The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 1 of 4

Author : James Grahame
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365200185
Total Pages : 562 pages
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Download or read book The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 1 of 4 written by James Grahame and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the United States of North America, Vol. 1 of 4: From the Plantation of the British Colonies Till Their Assumption of National Independence History addresses her lessons to all mankind: but when she records the fortunes of an existing people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The History of the United States of North America; from the Discovery of the Western World to the Present Day Volume 3 Volume 3

Author : Bartlett W H (William Henr 1809-1854
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781313208642
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The History of the United States of North America; from the Discovery of the Western World to the Present Day Volume 3 Volume 3 written by Bartlett W H (William Henr 1809-1854 and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

A History of the Book in America

Author : Scott E. Casper
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807868035
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Book in America written by Scott E. Casper and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 3 of A History of the Book in America narrates the emergence of a national book trade in the nineteenth century, as changes in manufacturing, distribution, and publishing conditioned, and were conditioned by, the evolving practices of authors and readers. Chapters trace the ascent of the "industrial book--a manufactured product arising from the gradual adoption of new printing, binding, and illustration technologies and encompassing the profusion of nineteenth-century printed materials--which relied on nationwide networks of financing, transportation, and communication. In tandem with increasing educational opportunities and rising literacy rates, the industrial book encouraged new sites of reading; gave voice to diverse communities of interest through periodicals, broadsides, pamphlets, and other printed forms; and played a vital role in the development of American culture. Contributors: Susan Belasco, University of Nebraska Candy Gunther Brown, Indiana University Kenneth E. Carpenter, Newton Center, Massachusetts Scott E. Casper, University of Nevada, Reno Jeannine Marie DeLombard, University of Toronto Ann Fabian, Rutgers University Jeffrey D. Groves, Harvey Mudd College Paul C. Gutjahr, Indiana University David D. Hall, Harvard Divinity School David M. Henkin, University of California, Berkeley Bruce Laurie, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Eric Lupfer, Humanities Texas Meredith L. McGill, Rutgers University John Nerone, University of Illinois Stephen W. Nissenbaum, University of Massachusetts Lloyd Pratt, Michigan State University Barbara Sicherman, Trinity College Louise Stevenson, Franklin & Marshall College Amy M. Thomas, Montana State University Tamara Plakins Thornton, State University of New York, Buffalo Susan S. Williams, Ohio State University Michael Winship, University of Texas at Austin

The History Of The United States Of North America

Author : James Grahame Ll D.
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781011260041
Total Pages : 472 pages
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Download or read book The History Of The United States Of North America written by James Grahame Ll D. and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

American Nations

Author : Colin Woodard
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143122029
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book American Nations written by Colin Woodard and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • A New Republic Best Book of the Year • The Globalist Top Books of the Year • Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who during presidential elections, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven “nations” that continue to shape North America According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven distinct nations, each with its own unique historical roots. In American Nations he takes readers on a journey through the history of our fractured continent, offering a revolutionary and revelatory take on American identity, and how the conflicts between them have shaped our past and continue to mold our future. From the Deep South to the Far West, to Yankeedom to El Norte, Woodard (author of American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good) reveals how each region continues to uphold its distinguishing ideals and identities today, with results that can be seen in the composition of the U.S. Congress or on the county-by-county election maps of any hotly contested election in our history.

A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America, Vol. 1

Author : David Bailie Warden
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267944590
Total Pages : 434 pages
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Download or read book A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America, Vol. 1 written by David Bailie Warden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America, Vol. 1: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day The Alleghany chain is more remarkable for its length and breadth than its height. Perhaps there is no tract of country in the world, that preserves the mountain character over so great a space, with so small an elevation. The mean height of the Alleg hanies Proper, is only from 2000 to 8000 feet, about one-half of which consists of the elevation of the mountains above their base and the other half, of the elevation of the adjoining country above the sea. To this height, the country rises by an irregular but al most imperceptible acclivity, from the ocean, at the distance of qoo or 800 miles on the one side, and from the channel of the Mississippi, at an equal distance, and by a still more gentle acclivity, on the other. A gra dual elevation of i 1000 or iqoo feet, upon a horizon tal surface of qoq or 800 miles, would give the sur face of the country, on the eastern side, an average rise of from three to four feet in the mile, and from two to three feet on the Western side, making allow ance for; the height of the channel of the Mississippi. This small degree of inclination accounts for the great extent of inland navigation which the United States enjoy. Besides, the beds of the rivers are generally lower than the country near-their banks, and their winding course also lessens the rapidity of their 'deu scent. In the northern parts of the Unionyhowever. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America, Vol. 3

Author : David Bailie Warden
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484122450
Total Pages : 602 pages
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Download or read book A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America, Vol. 3 written by David Bailie Warden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Statistical, Political, and Historical Account of the United States of North America, Vol. 3: From the Period of Their First Colonization to the Present Day First campaign Armistice proposed - Orders in coun crl repealed - General Hull's proceedings His surren der. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A History of the Book in America

Author : Robert A. Gross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781469621616
Total Pages : 0 pages
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The History of the United States of North America

Author : James Grahame
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Total Pages : 636 pages
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Download or read book The History of the United States of North America written by James Grahame and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The History of the United States of North America, from the Plantation of the British Colonies Till Their Assumption of National Independence Volume 3

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Author : Grahame James 1790-1842
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781313750226
Total Pages : 476 pages
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Download or read book The History of the United States of North America, from the Plantation of the British Colonies Till Their Assumption of National Independence Volume 3 written by Grahame James 1790-1842 and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (10th Anniversary Edition)

Author : Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807013145
Total Pages : 330 pages
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Download or read book An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (10th Anniversary Edition) written by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller Now part of the HBO docuseries "Exterminate All the Brutes," written and directed by Raoul Peck Recipient of the American Book Award The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. Now, for the first time, acclaimed historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire. With growing support for movements such as the campaign to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples’ Day and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States is an essential resource providing historical threads that are crucial for understanding the present. In An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, Dunbar-Ortiz adroitly challenges the founding myth of the United States and shows how policy against the Indigenous peoples was colonialist and designed to seize the territories of the original inhabitants, displacing or eliminating them. And as Dunbar-Ortiz reveals, this policy was praised in popular culture, through writers like James Fenimore Cooper and Walt Whitman, and in the highest offices of government and the military. Shockingly, as the genocidal policy reached its zenith under President Andrew Jackson, its ruthlessness was best articulated by US Army general Thomas S. Jesup, who, in 1836, wrote of the Seminoles: “The country can be rid of them only by exterminating them.” Spanning more than four hundred years, this classic bottom-up peoples’ history radically reframes US history and explodes the silences that have haunted our national narrative. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States is a 2015 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature.

Statistical and Chronological History of the United States Navy, 1775-1907: Bibliography

Author : Robert Wilden Neeser
Publisher : New York : MacMillan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
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American Colonies

Author : Alan Taylor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780142002100
Total Pages : 548 pages
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Download or read book American Colonies written by Alan Taylor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-07-30 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A multicultural, multinational history of colonial America from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Internal Enemy and American Revolutions In the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States, edited by Eric Foner, Alan Taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history by examining the many cultures that helped make America, from the native inhabitants from milennia past, through the decades of Western colonization and conquest, and across the entire continent, all the way to the Pacific coast. Transcending the usual Anglocentric version of our colonial past, he recovers the importance of Native American tribes, African slaves, and the rival empires of France, Spain, the Netherlands, and even Russia in the colonization of North America. Moving beyond the Atlantic seaboard to examine the entire continent, American Colonies reveals a pivotal period in the global interaction of peoples, cultures, plants, animals, and microbes. In a vivid narrative, Taylor draws upon cutting-edge scholarship to create a timely picture of the colonial world characterized by an interplay of freedom and slavery, opportunity and loss. "Formidable . . . provokes us to contemplate the ways in which residents of North America have dealt with diversity." -The New York Times Book Review