Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The age of Jackson The age of Jackson Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. This volume by the great American historian Arthur M. Schlesinger embraces the Age of Andrew Jackson from its inception to its influence upon the history of our country. It captures the historical, c… OL15123200W
Shamrock and sword Shamrock and sword Robert Ryal Miller xv, 232 p. : 22 cm OL1873278W
A History of US-All the People 1945-1996 #10 A History of US-All the People 1945-1996 #10 Joy Hakim Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. In the years after WWII, America became the worlds greatest power. All the … OL1965051W
A disease in the public mind A disease in the public mind Thomas J. Fleming Why was the United States the only nation in the world to fight a war to end slavery? Fleming looks at the reasons of why the Civil War was fought, and shows that the polarization that divided the No… OL19971959W
Man's better angels Man's better angels Philip F. Gura Man's Better Angels explores the ideas that influenced antebellum reform efforts in the United States, especially after the social, political, and economic shocks the country suffered after the Panic… OL20055699W
De la démocratie en Amérique De la démocratie en Amérique Gustave de Beaumont,Alexis de Tocqueville A contemporary study of the early American nation and its evolving democracy, from a French aristocrat and sociologist. In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil… OL278001W
What Hath God Wrought What Hath God Wrought Daniel Walker Howe A social and political history of the United States from the end of the War of 1812 to the End of the Mexican-American War. OL3296279W
American notes American notes Charles Dickens Description of a trip by the famous British novelist Charles Dickens to the U.S. in the early 1840s, which included travel through the Great Lakes states. The first and last portions of the book are … OL8300173W