The Boisterous Sea of Liberty: A Documentary History of America from Discovery through the Civil WarDavid Brion Davis, Steven Mintz Oxford University Press, 15.10.1998 - 608 Seiten Drawing on a gold mine of primary documents--including letters, diary entries, personal narratives, political speeches, broadsides, trial transcripts, and contemporary newspaper articles--The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the past to life in a way few histories ever do. Here is a panoramic look at early American history as captured in the words of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe and many other historical figures, both famous and obscure. In these pieces, the living voices of the past speak to us from opposing viewpoints--from the vantage point of loyalists as well as patriots, slaves as well as masters. The documents collected here provide a fuller understanding of such historical issues as Columbus's dealings with Native Americans, the Stamp Act Crisis, the Declaration of Independence, the Whiskey Rebellion, the Missouri Crisis, the Mexican War, and Harpers Ferry, to name but a few. Compiled by Pulitzer Prize winning historian David Brion Davis and Steven Mintz, and accompanied by extensive illustrations of original documents, The Boisterous Sea of Liberty brings the reader back in time, to meet the men and women who lived through the momentous events that shaped our nation. |
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... citizens abstained from ... .. [ this ] traffic " 297 James Madison , circular letter , April 9 , 1803 67. " Every consideration of justice , humanity and safety , forbids that any more Negroes should be brought into your state " 297 ...
... citizens abstained from ... .. [ this ] traffic " 297 James Madison , circular letter , April 9 , 1803 67. " Every consideration of justice , humanity and safety , forbids that any more Negroes should be brought into your state " 297 ...
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... Citizen of the United States of America " 356 Ezekiel Savage , October 23 , 1824 The Underground Railroad 357 24. " The master & mistress ... treated her with great severity , so much so as to induce some of the friends of Freedom ...
... Citizen of the United States of America " 356 Ezekiel Savage , October 23 , 1824 The Underground Railroad 357 24. " The master & mistress ... treated her with great severity , so much so as to induce some of the friends of Freedom ...
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... citizens of South Carolina owe to the State of their birth " 371 Governor Robert Y. Hayne , December 13 , 1832 33. “ The union between Mr. Clay & Calhoun " 373 Andrew Jackson , February 23 , 1833 34. " A metallic currency to meet the ...
... citizens of South Carolina owe to the State of their birth " 371 Governor Robert Y. Hayne , December 13 , 1832 33. “ The union between Mr. Clay & Calhoun " 373 Andrew Jackson , February 23 , 1833 34. " A metallic currency to meet the ...
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... citizens of the country have ... encouraged ambushes " 437 Zachary Taylor , " Proclamation , " March 22 , 1847 83. " We are not furnished with a uniform " 438 Wellington G. Burnett , April 4 , 1848 84. " The close of my congressional ...
... citizens of the country have ... encouraged ambushes " 437 Zachary Taylor , " Proclamation , " March 22 , 1847 83. " We are not furnished with a uniform " 438 Wellington G. Burnett , April 4 , 1848 84. " The close of my congressional ...
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... Citizens of Boston , ” 1850 89. " Momentarily liable to be seized by the strong arm of government " 444 " Declaration of Sentiments of the Colored Citizens of Boston , ” 1850 90. " We pour out upon the Fugitive Slave Law the fullest ...
... Citizens of Boston , ” 1850 89. " Momentarily liable to be seized by the strong arm of government " 444 " Declaration of Sentiments of the Colored Citizens of Boston , ” 1850 90. " We pour out upon the Fugitive Slave Law the fullest ...
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PART 2 EUROPEAN COLONIZATION NORTH OF MEXICO | 43 |
PART 3 A LAND OF CONTRASTS | 85 |
PART 4 THE SEVEN YEARS WAR | 123 |
PART 5 THE AGE OF REVOLUTION 17651825 | 139 |
PART 6 CREATING A NEW NATION | 211 |
PART 7 ANTEBELLUM AMERICA | 323 |
PART 8 CIVIL WAR | 501 |
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