The Boisterous Sea of Liberty: A Documentary History of America from Discovery through the Civil WarDavid Brion Davis, Steven Mintz Oxford University Press, 15. 10. 1998 - Počet stran: 608 Drawing on a gold mine of primary documents--including letters, diary entries, personal narratives, political speeches, broadsides, trial transcripts, and contemporary newspaper articles--The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the past to life in a way few histories ever do. Here is a panoramic look at early American history as captured in the words of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe and many other historical figures, both famous and obscure. In these pieces, the living voices of the past speak to us from opposing viewpoints--from the vantage point of loyalists as well as patriots, slaves as well as masters. The documents collected here provide a fuller understanding of such historical issues as Columbus's dealings with Native Americans, the Stamp Act Crisis, the Declaration of Independence, the Whiskey Rebellion, the Missouri Crisis, the Mexican War, and Harpers Ferry, to name but a few. Compiled by Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Brion Davis and Steven Mintz, and accompanied by extensive illustrations of original documents, The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the reader back in time, to meet the men and women who lived through the momentous events that shaped our nation. |
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... called the fruit of America's " original sin . " For that very reason , the Thirteenth , Fourteenth , and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution gave new force and substance to the older republican ideals of liberty , equal protection ...
... called the fruit of America's " original sin . " For that very reason , the Thirteenth , Fourteenth , and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution gave new force and substance to the older republican ideals of liberty , equal protection ...
Strana 22
... called commissioners were to be paid twice as much when they decided that an accused black was a slave than when they determined that the black was a free per- son . At least these southern proslavery victories stimulated a much broader ...
... called commissioners were to be paid twice as much when they decided that an accused black was a slave than when they determined that the black was a free per- son . At least these southern proslavery victories stimulated a much broader ...
Strana 23
... called person- al liberty laws " which either nullify the Acts of Congress , or render useless any attempt to execute them . ” The fugitive slave issue has become absolutely central , we begin to see , because it proves that Northerners ...
... called person- al liberty laws " which either nullify the Acts of Congress , or render useless any attempt to execute them . ” The fugitive slave issue has become absolutely central , we begin to see , because it proves that Northerners ...
Strana 24
... called out , & placed in line of bat- tle ... all in the most perfect silence for three long hours . When we were told the alarm was failed , & ordered to our quarters , It was amusing to see the boys ... coming out half dressed , some ...
... called out , & placed in line of bat- tle ... all in the most perfect silence for three long hours . When we were told the alarm was failed , & ordered to our quarters , It was amusing to see the boys ... coming out half dressed , some ...
Strana 26
... called for his being court - martialed , and antiwar Democrats rejoiced at his assassination . The war stimulated such anger and desire for revenge that it is remarkable , especially in view of Lincoln's martyrdom , that the northern ...
... called for his being court - martialed , and antiwar Democrats rejoiced at his assassination . The war stimulated such anger and desire for revenge that it is remarkable , especially in view of Lincoln's martyrdom , that the northern ...
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PART 2 EUROPEAN COLONIZATION NORTH OF MEXICO | 43 |
PART 3 A LAND OF CONTRASTS | 85 |
PART 4 THE SEVEN YEARS WAR | 123 |
PART 5 THE AGE OF REVOLUTION 17651825 | 139 |
PART 6 CREATING A NEW NATION | 211 |
PART 7 ANTEBELLUM AMERICA | 323 |
PART 8 CIVIL WAR | 501 |
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