Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History explores the events, policies, people, ideas, institutions, groups, and movements that have created and shaped political life in the United States. With contributions from scholars in the fields of history and political science, this encyclopedia provides students, researchers, and scholars the opportunity to examine the political evolution of the United States from the colonial period to the present day. It identifies and illuminates patterns and interrelations in American political institutions, culture, and behavior. The encyclopedia is organized around seven time periods that correspond to key eras in American history. This chronological organization enables users to trace themes over time or delve deeply into the interconnected elements of a particular era.
In 1816, Margaret married John Timberlake, a ship's purser in the U.S. Navy, but her conduct continued to be criticized. According to local gossip, ...
With contributions from scholars in the fields of history and political science, this seven-volume set provides students, researchers, and scholars the opportunity to examine the political evolution of the United States from the 1500s to ...
Joel H. Silbey, ed., Russian-American Dialogue on the History of U.S. Political Parties. ... see Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History,: Expansion, Division, and Reconstruction, 1841–1877, volume 3 (CQ Press, 2010). 6.
Encyclopedia of U.S. Political History. Vol. 3: Expansion, Division, and Reconstruction, 1841–1877. Washington, DC: CQPress: 184–186. Van Deusen, Glyndon G.1959. The Jacksonian Era, 1828–1848. New York: Harper. Widmer, Edward L.2005.
This book describes the impact of the American Civil War on the development of central state authority in the late nineteenth century.
The unifying theme that ties together this narrative is the transformation of late 19th-century republic ideology through a continuous interaction with an expanding market economy. Part I of this volume...
became a Supreme Court justice, but he hoped that economic forces would make slavery obsolete, and he advocated various ... Groves Connor, John Archibald Campbell, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1853–1861 (1920, ...
Slave Country tells the tragic story of the expansion of slavery in the new United States.
This book discusses the Siamese state over the past two-and-a-half centuries. The fall of the old capital Ayutthaya in 1767 provide the opening scene while the massive investment in modern...
This study of the world economy, translated into English, looks at the decade prior to its catastrophic collapse in the early 1930s. The Versailles and Washington systems are analyzed, and...