Americans, a collision of histories / Edward Countryman.
Americans, a collision of histories / Edward Countryman.
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Publisher
New York : Hill and Wang, 1996.
Date
1996.
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N306.0973/37
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English
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xxiii, 294 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Slavery and Freedom, Loss and Gain. 1. A Collision of Histories. 2. Braudel's American Mosaic. 3. Colonial Revolts, American Revolution. 4. The Revolution and the Republic -- Pt. 2. What, Then, Were These Americans? 5. Mountains, Valleys, and Plains. 6. Capital Cities. 7. "With Iron Interlace...
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Publisher
New York : Hill and Wang, 1996.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
In recent decades it has become fashionable to maintain that the experience of various American ethnic groups - whether African, Indian, or European - is the most significant. In this important social history, the noted scholar Edward Countryman shows, instead, why the very identity of "American" - forged by all these people - is what matters. This...
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Americans, a collision of histories / Edward Countryman.
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Americans.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-281) and index.
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N306.0973/37
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74VMlxGpR8ZM
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ISBN
0809025930
9780809025930
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306.0973
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991003495359702626
