Author: Jasper Lewis DouthitPublisher:
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Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Jasper Douthit's Story
Author: Jasper Lewis DouthitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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The Chautauquan
Author: Writings on American History
Author: The Bookman
Author: The Chautauqua Moment
Author: Andrew Chamberlin RieserPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231501137
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
This book traces the rise and decline of what Theodore Roosevelt once called the "most American thing in America." The Chautauqua movement began in 1874 on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in western New York. More than a college or a summer resort or a religious assembly, it was a composite of all of these—completely derivative yet brilliantly innovative. For five decades, Chautauqua dominated adult education and reached millions with its summer assemblies, reading clubs, and traveling circuits. Scholars have long struggled to make sense of Chautauqua's pervasive yet disorganized presence in American life. In this critical study, Andrew Rieser weaves the threads of Chautauqua into a single story and places it at the vital center of fin de siècle cultural and political history. Famous for its commitment to democracy, women's rights, and social justice, Chautauqua was nonetheless blind to issues of class and race. How could something that trumpeted democracy be so undemocratic in practice? The answer, Rieser argues, lies in the historical experience of the white, Protestant middle classes, who struggled to reconcile their parochial interests with radically new ideas about social progress and the state. The Chautauqua Moment brings color to a colorless demographic and spins a fascinating tale of modern liberalism's ambivalent but enduring cultural legacy.
The Middling Sorts
Author: Burton J. BledsteinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135289433
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
According to their national myth, all Americans are "middle class," but rarely has such a widely-used term been so poorly defined. These fascinating essays provide much-needed context to the subject of class in America.
The Grafton Magazine of History and Genealogy
Author: Writings on American History
Author: Lincoln
Author: Richard CarwardinePublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030726467X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
As a defender of national unity, a leader in war, and the emancipator of slaves, Abraham Lincoln lays ample claim to being the greatest of our presidents. But the story of his rise to greatness is as complex as it is compelling. In this superb, prize-winning biography, acclaimed historian Richard Carwardine examines Lincoln’s dramatic political journey, from his early years in the Illinois legislature to his nation-shaping years in the White House. Here, Carwardine combines a new perspective with a compelling narrative to deliver a fresh look at one of the pillars of American politics. He probes the sources of Lincoln’s moral and political philosophy and uses his groundbreaking research to cut through the myth and expose the man behind it.
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