In Salem Possessed , Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum argue that local factionalism produced the witchcraft accusations and the mass hysteria that followed in that unhappy village . In the sprightly essay that follows , historian John ...
When Mrs. Annie Lee Cooper , a huge woman , remarked that “ There ain't nobody scared around here , ” Clark pushed her so hard that she lost her balance . Enraged , she punched the sheriff to his knees and then slugged him again .
This is an anthology of essays written by some of America's most eminent historians. The essays in this secondary source reader humanise American history by portraying it as a story of real people with ehom students can identify.
The collection maintains a loose biographical focus. The essays in this secondary-source reader humanize American history by portraying it as a story of real people with whom students can easily identify.
The essays in this secondary source reader humanize American history by portraying it as a story of real people with whom students can identify.Each selection is preceded by an introduction that sets the context and a helpful glossary that ...
Portrait of America is an anthology of essays written by some of America s most eminent historians. Suitable for U.S. history survey courses, the collection has a loose biographical focus.
The collection maintains a loose biographical focus. The essays in this secondary-source reader humanize American history by portraying it as a story of real people with whom students can easily identify.
This is the first of two volumes which take a biographical approach to portray American history as the story of real people who actually lived, struggled, enjoyed triumphs and suffered failures.
Portrait of America
The work of “ revising " the history of Reconstruction began with the writings of a handful of survivors of the era , such as John R. Lynch , who had served as a black congressman from Mississippi after the Civil War .
These are not just contemporary issues but recurring questions Americans have asked themselves throughout their history--and questions that were addressed when, in 1935, the Roosevelt administration created the Federal Writers' Project ...
Portrait of America
This is the second of two volumes which take a biographical approach to portray American history as the story of real people who actually lived, struggled, enjoyed triumphs and suffered...
Portrait of America
Portrait of America: From Reconstruction to the present
Portrait of America