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First edition. |
| Description |
xxiii, 294 pages : maps ; 25 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-281) and index. |
| Contents |
Part One. Slavery and Freedom, Loss and Gain -- 1. A Collision of Histories -- 2. Braudel's American Mosaic -- 3. Colonial Revolts, American Revolution -- 4. The Revolution and the Republic -- Part Two. What, Then, Were These Americans? -- 5. Mountains, Valleys, and Plains -- 6. Capital Cities -- 7. "With Iron Interlaced" -- 8. Citizens, Subjects, and Slaves: The Republican Mosaic -- Part Three. A House Burst Asunder -- 9. The Crisis of Triumphant Democracy -- 10. "Engaged in a Great Civil War" -- 11. In One, Many. -- Coda: The Vexed, Unanswered Question. |
| Summary |
In recent decades it has become fashionable to maintain that the experience of various American ethnic groups - whether African, Indian, or European - is the most significant. In this important social history, the noted scholar Edward Countryman shows, instead, why the very identity of "American"--Forged by all these people - is what matters. |
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This is a scintillating analysis of what becoming American means in historical terms. Edward Countryman offers not one perspective of American history (and thus one identity) but all the perspectives that have contributed to our sense of nationality. |
| Subject |
National characteristics, American.
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United States -- Civilization -- To 1783.
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United States -- Civilization -- 19th century.
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Group identity -- United States -- History.
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Group identity. (OCoLC)fst00948442
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National characteristics, American. (OCoLC)fst01033342
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
To 1899
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| Indexed Term |
Group identity History United States |
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National characteristics, American |
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United States Civilization 19th century |
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United States Civilization To 1783 |
| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0809025930 |
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9780809025930 |
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0809015986 (pbk.) |
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9780809015986 (pbk.) |
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