Chronicles the life and career of architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who contributed to such iconic structures as the south wing of the United States Captiol building,the White H ouse, and the Navy Yard.
Twenty-five-year-old Alexis de Tocqueville's account of America's social and political characteristics, which he observed in the early 1830s while visiting from France; contains the complete two volumes based on the second revised and corrected text of the 1961 French edition.
Presents an examination of the daily life of the people living in the colonies at the time of the American Revolutionary War, from 1775-1783, and includes information on the civilians, Patriots, Native Americans, British Loyalists, and women.
This book describes daily life for Northerners during the Civil War. Topics include rural and urban life, how soldiers lived in the field, different ways in which civilians helped to support the troops, and the adverse conditions that blacks faced.
In the second half of the 19th century, America transformed itself into an industrial power, ready to assume a dominant position on the world scene in the 20th century. The development of industrialization and the consumer society brought about opportunities for many Americans as part of an ever-growing middle class, but also resulted in environmental and social degradation that we continue to deal with at the present time.
