The Western World


Book Description

An account of Alexander Mackay's travels through the United States as far as the Mississippi River. He writes about American politics, religion, slavery, education and literature, the military, and the economy.










The Western World


Book Description

An account of Alexander Mackay's travels through the United States as far as the Mississippi River. He writes about American politics, religion, slavery, education and literature, the military, and the economy.




British Comment on the United States


Book Description

This bibliography of more than three thousand entries, often extensively annotated, lists books and pamphlets that illuminate evolving British views on the United States during a period of great change on both sides of the Atlantic. Subjects addressed in various decades include slavery and abolitionism, women's rights, the Civil War, organized labor, economic, cultural, and social behavior, political and religious movements, and the "American" character in general.




Nineteenth-Century Travels, Explorations and Empires, Part I Vol 2


Book Description

A collection of writings on travels undertaken in the Victorian era. The texts collected in these volumes show how 19th century travel literature served the interests of empire by promoting British political and economic values that translated into manufacturing goods.




Philadelphia on Stone


Book Description

"A collection of essays examining the history of nineteenth-century commercial lithography in Philadelphia. Analyzes the social, economic, and technological changes in the local trade from 1828 to 1878"--Provided by publisher.




Unrequited Toil


Book Description

Introduces the essential history of slavery from the American Revolution to post-Civil War Reconstruction in twelve thematic chapters.




Money Over Mastery, Family Over Freedom


Book Description

Cover -- Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Prologue -- 1 Networkers -- 2 Watermen -- 3 Domestics -- 4 Makers -- 5 Railroaders -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W