The Free and the Unfree

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Although European expansion was the driving force that first opened up the frontier land called America, the growth of the new nation would be forged over the centuries by the diverse peoples who struggled to make it their home. But not every-one who made a home in the country that carved democracy out of tyranny was accepted as an American, as a full Citizen; when the democratic, humanitarian principles were tested by native Americans, blacks, immigrants, religious minorities, and women, these principles were too often found wanting. The Free and the Unfree documents the dynamic relationship between these outgroups and the power-holders as it weaves in a broad tapestry the threads of social, cultural, political, and economic development of a vigorous nation. The book conveys, with a keen sense of participation, the unfolding of the United States through four historical eras: from the country on the eve of Columbus's discovery to the War for Independence, from the founding of the... Tovább

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Although European expansion was the driving force that first opened up the frontier land called America, the growth of the new nation would be forged over the centuries by the diverse peoples who struggled to make it their home. But not every-one who made a home in the country that carved democracy out of tyranny was accepted as an American, as a full Citizen; when the democratic, humanitarian principles were tested by native Americans, blacks, immigrants, religious minorities, and women, these principles were too often found wanting. The Free and the Unfree documents the dynamic relationship between these outgroups and the power-holders as it weaves in a broad tapestry the threads of social, cultural, political, and economic development of a vigorous nation. The book conveys, with a keen sense of participation, the unfolding of the United States through four historical eras: from the country on the eve of Columbus's discovery to the War for Independence, from the founding of the Republic to the upheaval of the Civil War, from Reconstruction to World War I, and from the 1920s to the history-rjiaking Watergate scandal and the election of President Jimmy Carter.
"A broad, interpretive, and extremely well written analysis of the American experience that offers new insight into the American past. The Free and the Unfree is a provocative and timely study."
—Róbert A. Divine, Department of History, University of Texas at Austin Vissza