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 - 608 Seiten 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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... Lincoln , December 4 , 1786 12. " There are combustibles in every State , which a spark might set fire to " 230 George Washington , December 26 , 1786 13. " A proper arrangement of the militia may be regarded as the foundation of the ...
... Lincoln , December 4 , 1786 12. " There are combustibles in every State , which a spark might set fire to " 230 George Washington , December 26 , 1786 13. " A proper arrangement of the militia may be regarded as the foundation of the ...
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... We are not furnished with a uniform " 438 Wellington G. Burnett , April 4 , 1848 84. " The close of my congressional career " 439 Abraham Lincoln , June 27 , 1848 THE ESCALATING CONFLICT OVER SLAVERY 440 The Compromise of 1850 xxiv ...
... We are not furnished with a uniform " 438 Wellington G. Burnett , April 4 , 1848 84. " The close of my congressional career " 439 Abraham Lincoln , June 27 , 1848 THE ESCALATING CONFLICT OVER SLAVERY 440 The Compromise of 1850 xxiv ...
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... Lincoln , letter to Joshua F. Speed , August 24 , 1855 94. “ We work now to overturn the Slave - Power " 452 Salmon P. Chase , January 26 , 1856 AMERICA AT MIDCENTURY 452 Revival of the Slavery Issue 454 95. " The Democrats are ...
... Lincoln , letter to Joshua F. Speed , August 24 , 1855 94. “ We work now to overturn the Slave - Power " 452 Salmon P. Chase , January 26 , 1856 AMERICA AT MIDCENTURY 452 Revival of the Slavery Issue 454 95. " The Democrats are ...
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... Lincoln stands on the Old Whig Platform , with Clay and Webster ” 468 Abraham Lincoln , Facts for the People , ca. 1858 107. “ Why can't this Union endure permanently , half slave and half free ? ” 469 Abraham Lincoln , Facts for the ...
... Lincoln stands on the Old Whig Platform , with Clay and Webster ” 468 Abraham Lincoln , Facts for the People , ca. 1858 107. “ Why can't this Union endure permanently , half slave and half free ? ” 469 Abraham Lincoln , Facts for the ...
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... Lincoln , October 24 , 1861 8. " Nathaniel Gordon was indicted and convicted for being engaged in the Slave Trade " 511 Abraham Lincoln , February 4 , 1862 9. " I would like the bill to have ...... .three main features " 511 Abraham ...
... Lincoln , October 24 , 1861 8. " Nathaniel Gordon was indicted and convicted for being engaged in the Slave Trade " 511 Abraham Lincoln , February 4 , 1862 9. " I would like the bill to have ...... .three main features " 511 Abraham ...
Inhalt
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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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