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Author : Dan King
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Total Pages : 382 pages
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Download or read book The Life and Times of Thomas Wilson Dorr written by Dan King and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Wilson Dorr
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Total Pages : 168 pages
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Download or read book Report of the Trial of Thomas Wilson Dorr, for Treason written by Thomas Wilson Dorr and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rossiter Johnson
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Total Pages : 544 pages
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Download or read book The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ... written by Rossiter Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Erik J. Chaput
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700619240
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The People's Martyr written by Erik J. Chaput and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1840s Rhode Island, the state’s seventeenth-century colonial charter remained in force and restricted suffrage to property owners, effectively disenfranchising 60 percent of potential voters. Thomas Wilson Dorr’s failed attempt to rectify that situation through constitutional reform ultimately led to an armed insurrection that was quickly quashed—and to a stiff sentence for Dorr himself. Nevertheless, as Erik Chaput shows, the Dorr Rebellion stands as a critical moment of American history during the two decades of fractious sectional politics leading up to the Civil War. This uprising was the only revolutionary republican movement in the antebellum period that claimed the people’s sovereignty as the basis for the right to alter or abolish a form of government. Equally important, it influenced the outcomes of important elections throughout northern states in the early 1840s and foreshadowed the breakup of the national Democratic Party in 1860. Through his spellbinding and engaging narrative, Chaput sets the rebellion in the context of national affairs—especially the abolitionist movement. While Dorr supported the rights of African Americans, a majority of delegates to the “People’s Convention” favored a whites-only clause to ensure the proposed constitution’s passage, which brought abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, Parker Pillsbury, and Abby Kelley to Rhode Island to protest. Meanwhile, Dorr’s ideology of the people’s sovereignty sparked profound fears among Southern politicians regarding its potential to trigger slave insurrections. Drawing upon years of extensive archival research, Chaput’s book provides the first scholarly biography of Dorr, as well as the most detailed account of the rebellion yet published. In it, Chaput tackles issues of race and gender and carries the story forward into the 1850s to examine the transformation of Dorr’s ideology into the more familiar refrain of popular sovereignty. Chaput demonstrates how the rebellion’s real aims and significance were far broader than have been supposed, encompassing seemingly conflicting issues including popular sovereignty, antislavery, land reform, and states’ rights. The People’s Martyr is a definitive look at a key event in our history that further defined the nature of American democracy and the form of constitutionalism we now hold as inviolable.
Author : Alfred Small Manson
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Total Pages : 538 pages
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Download or read book Catalog ... of the American Historical Library, Collection of Alfred S. Manson, Boston, Mass written by Alfred Small Manson and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frederick Douglass
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Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Life and Times of Frederick Douglass written by Frederick Douglass and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick Douglass recounts early years of abuse, his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves. It is also the only of Douglass's autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, including his encounters with American presidents such as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield.
Author : William Francis Rocheleau
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Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Source Book written by William Francis Rocheleau and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Howard Zinn
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780060528423
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (284 download)
Download or read book A People's History of the United States written by Howard Zinn and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-02-04 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles -- the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality -- were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance. Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. Revised, updated, and featuring a new after, word by the author, this special twentieth anniversary edition continues Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.
Author : John Howard Brown
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Total Pages : 718 pages
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Download or read book Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States written by John Howard Brown and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patrick T. Conley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199877769
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)
Download or read book The Rhode Island State Constitution written by Patrick T. Conley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhode Island has a long history of constitutional governance. Beginning in 1636, Rhode Island's constitution has been shaped by revolution, nation-building, tumult, and further changes wrought by everything from neo-liberalism to gay rights. The result has been a living document reflecting conflicting and changing values, making the Rhode Island constitution an essential resource for understanding the cultural history of this state. In The Rhode Island State Constitution Patrick T. Conley and Robert J. Flanders provide an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state's governing charter. In addition to an overview of Rhode Island's constitutional history, it provides an in-depth, section-by-section analysis of the entire constitution, detailing the many significant changes that have been made since its initial drafting. This treatment, along with a table of cases, index, and bibliography provides an unsurpassed reference guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of Rhode Island's constitution. Previously published by Greenwood, this title has been brought back in to circulation by Oxford University Press with new verve. Re-printed with standardization of content organization in order to facilitate research across the series, this title, as with all titles in the series, is set to join the dynamic revision cycle of The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States. The Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the United States is an important series that reflects a renewed international interest in constitutional history and provides expert insight into each of the 50 state constitutions. Each volume in this innovative series contains a historical overview of the state's constitutional development, a section-by-section analysis of its current constitution, and a comprehensive guide to further research. Under the expert editorship of Professor G. Alan Tarr, Director of the Center on State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University, this series provides essential reference tools for understanding state constitutional law. Books in the series can be purchased individually or as part of a complete set, giving readers unmatched access to these important political documents.
Author : Edward L. Widmer
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195140621
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book Young America written by Edward L. Widmer and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating study examines the meteoric career of a vigorous intellectual movement rising out of the Age of Jackson. As Americans argued over their destiny in the decades preceding the Civil War, an outspoken new generation of "ultra-democratic" writers entered the fray, staking out positions on politics, literature, art, and any other territory they could annex. They called themselves Young America--and they proclaimed a "Manifest Destiny" to push back frontiers in every category of achievement. Their swagger found a natural home in New York City, already bursting at the seams and ready to take on the world. Young America's mouthpiece was the Democratic Review, a highly influential magazine funded by the Democratic Party and edited by the brash and charismatic John O'Sullivan. The Review offered a fresh voice in political journalism, and sponsored young writers like Hawthorne and Whitman early in their careers. Melville, too, was influenced by Young America, and provided a running commentary on its many excesses. Despite brilliant promise, the movement fell apart in the 1850s, leaving its original leaders troubled over the darker destiny they had ushered in. Their ambitious generation had failed to rewrite history as promised. Instead, their perpetual agitation helped set the stage for the Civil War. Young America: The Flowering of Democracy in New York City is without question the most complete examination of this captivating and original movement. It also provides the first published biography of its leader, John O'Sullivan, one of America's great rhetoricians. Edward L. Widmer enriches his unique volume by offering a new theory of Manifest Destiny as part of a broader movement of intellectual expansion in nineteenth-century America.
Author : Library of Congress
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Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Baker, G.A. & Co., Inc., Firm, Booksellers, New York
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Total Pages : 364 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue written by Baker, G.A. & Co., Inc., Firm, Booksellers, New York and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 436 pages
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Download or read book Niles' National Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Marshall
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Total Pages : 544 pages
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Download or read book The Life of George Washington written by John Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1805 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 296 pages
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Download or read book Wiley and Putnam's Literary News-letter, and Monthly Register of New Books, Foreign and American written by and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric Holder
Publisher : One World
ISBN 13 : 0593445767
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)
Download or read book Our Unfinished March written by Eric Holder and published by One World. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brutal, bloody, and at times hopeful history of the vote; a primer on the opponents fighting to take it away; and a playbook for how we can save our democracy before it’s too late—from the former U.S. Attorney General on the front lines of this fight Voting is our most important right as Americans—“the right that protects all the others,” as Lyndon Johnson famously said when he signed the Voting Rights Act—but it’s also the one most violently contested throughout U.S. history. Since the gutting of the act in the landmark Shelby County v. Holder case in 2013, many states have passed laws restricting the vote. After the 2020 election, President Trump’s effort to overturn the vote has evolved into a slow-motion coup, with many Republicans launching an all-out assault on our democracy. The vote seems to be in unprecedented peril. But the peril is not at all unprecedented. America is a fragile democracy, Eric Holder argues, whose citizens have only had unfettered access to the ballot since the 1960s. He takes readers through three dramatic stories of how the vote was won: first by white men, through violence and insurrection; then by white women, through protests and mass imprisonments; and finally by African Americans, in the face of lynchings and terrorism. Next, he dives into how the vote has been stripped away since Shelby—a case in which Holder was one of the parties. He ends with visionary chapters on how we can reverse this tide of voter suppression and become a true democracy where every voice is heard and every vote is counted. Full of surprising history, intensive analysis, and actionable plans for the future, this is a powerful primer on our most urgent political struggle from one of the country's leading advocates.
