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1877: America's Year of Living Violently

Michael A. Bellesiles

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Description:"[A] powerful examination of a nation trying to make sense of the complex changes and challenges of the post-Civil War era." --Carol Berkin, author of A Brilliant Inventing the American Constitution In 1877--a decade after the Civil War--not only was the United States gripped by a deep depression, but the country was also in the throes of nearly unimaginable violence and upheaval, marking the end of the brief period known as Reconstruction and reestablishing white rule across the South. In the wake of the contested presidential election of 1876, white supremacist mobs swept across the South, killing and driving out the last of the Reconstruction state governments. A strike involving millions of railroad workers turned violent as it spread from coast to coast, and for a moment seemed close to toppling the nation's economic structure.Celebrated historian Michael A. Bellesiles reveals that the fires of that fated year also fueled a hothouse of cultural and intellectual innovation. He relates the story of 1877 not just through dramatic events, but also through the lives of famous and little-known Americans alike."A superb and troubling book about the soul of Modern America." --William Deverell, director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West"A bold, insightful book, richly researched, and fast paced . . . Bellesiles vividly portrays on a single canvas the violent confrontations in 1877." --Alfred F. Young, coeditor of Revolutionary Rebels, Radicals, and Reformers in the Making of the Nation"[A] wonderful read that is sure to appeal to those interested in the challenges of creating a post-Civil War society." --ChoiceWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 1877: America's Year of Living Violently. To get started finding 1877: America's Year of Living Violently, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "[A] powerful examination of a nation trying to make sense of the complex changes and challenges of the post-Civil War era." --Carol Berkin, author of A Brilliant Inventing the American Constitution In 1877--a decade after the Civil War--not only was the United States gripped by a deep depression, but the country was also in the throes of nearly unimaginable violence and upheaval, marking the end of the brief period known as Reconstruction and reestablishing white rule across the South. In the wake of the contested presidential election of 1876, white supremacist mobs swept across the South, killing and driving out the last of the Reconstruction state governments. A strike involving millions of railroad workers turned violent as it spread from coast to coast, and for a moment seemed close to toppling the nation's economic structure.Celebrated historian Michael A. Bellesiles reveals that the fires of that fated year also fueled a hothouse of cultural and intellectual innovation. He relates the story of 1877 not just through dramatic events, but also through the lives of famous and little-known Americans alike."A superb and troubling book about the soul of Modern America." --William Deverell, director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West"A bold, insightful book, richly researched, and fast paced . . . Bellesiles vividly portrays on a single canvas the violent confrontations in 1877." --Alfred F. Young, coeditor of Revolutionary Rebels, Radicals, and Reformers in the Making of the Nation"[A] wonderful read that is sure to appeal to those interested in the challenges of creating a post-Civil War society." --ChoiceWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 1877: America's Year of Living Violently. To get started finding 1877: America's Year of Living Violently, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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