Pioneer America (History of Human Society Series) - Hardcover

Alden, John R

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0090798104 ISBN 13: 9780090798100

Publisher: Hutchinson of London, 1966

Synopsis

First published in 1966 in Great Britain by Hutchinson in hardback with dustjacket, 309pp, ISBN 0090798104; with jacket Design by Ralph Mabey; this book tells the epic story of American society, from pre-Colonial times to the end of the Civil War which unfolds here in a swift and sweeping synthesis. John Alden has sought primarily to put the multitudinous facets of the rich and varied past, so often separately studied by others, into a clear and just perspective. He begins with a notable chapter on the American Indians, and then goes on to the English, French, and other pioneers, emphasizing the educaitonal, religious and political heritage each brought from Europe. He presents a swift and lucid picture of the Colonial Period, usually shown as an intricate morass of sectarian bickering. He puts the American Revolution, the writing of the constitution, and the opportune Louisiana Purchase into the panorama of world history. He shows how the aristocratic federalists were ousted by a second and more democratic revolution, the Jacksonian, and makes clear the powerful social forces at work. As the pioneers moved west, the very foundations of American society were altered. And the Civil War was a crucial social as well as political turning point. Chapters: List of illustrations and maps 1. The American Indians 2. The English Plantings 3. Jewels of Empire 4. The Colonial Americans 5. The Onset of the Revolution 6. The Revolutionary Climax 7. A New Order 8. A Stronger Union 9. The Federalists in the Saddle 10. The Jeffersonian Republic 11. Over the Appalachians 12. Gentlemen and Democrats in Washington 13. The Peculiar South 14. The American Renaissance 15. The Offensive Against Slavery 16. To The Pacific 17. Toward Tragedy 18. The Union against the Confederacy 19. The Overthrow of the Confederacy 20. Changing America Essay Upon Authorities Index

About this edition

• Publisher: Hutchinson of London
• Publication date: 1966
• ISBN 10: 0090798104
• ISBN 13: 9780090798100
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1