Author: Leonard Moody ParkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fourth of July orations
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
An Oration Pronounced at Charlestown, Massachusetts, on the Fourth of July, A.D. 1816
Author: Leonard Moody ParkerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fourth of July orations
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
An Oration, pronounced at Charlestown, Massachusetts, ... 4 July 1816, by request of the Republican Citizens of Middlesex County, being the fortieth anniversary of American independence
Author: Leonard M. PARKER1816
Author: C. Edward SkeenPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813150159
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
The year 1816 found America on the cusp of political, social, cultural, and economic modernity. Celebrating its fortieth year of independence, the country's sense of self was maturing. Americans, who had emerged from the War of 1812 with their political systems intact, embraced new opportunities. For the first time, citizens viewed themselves not as members of a loose coalition of states but as part of a larger union. This optimism was colored, however, by bizarre weather. Periods of extreme cold and severe drought swept the northern states and the upper south throughout 1816, which was sometimes referred to as "The Year Without a Summer." Faced with thirty-degree summer temperatures, many farmers migrated west in search of better weather and more fertile farmlands. In 1816, historian C. Edward Skeen illuminates this unique year of national transition. Politically, the "era of good feelings" allowed Congress to devise programs that fostered prosperity. Social reform movements flourished. This election year found the Federalist party in its death throes, seeking cooperation with the nationalistic forces of the Republican party. Movement west, maturation of political parties, and increasingly contentious debates over such issues as slavery characterized this pivotal year. 1816 marked a watershed in American history. This provocative new book vividly highlights the stresses that threatened to pull the nation apart and the bonds that ultimately held it together.
Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Main part
Author: Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Subject index
Author: Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Place index
Author: Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Date index
Author: Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas
Author: New York Public Library. Reference DepartmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1178
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the History of the Americas
Author: New York Public Library. Reference DeptPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
Book Description
American History
Author: Harvard University. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description