Perspectives in American social history

Contains thirteen essays that explore the settlement, conquest, and incorporation of the American West from the perspectives of various groups who immigrated to the region beginning in the early nineteenth century.

Highlights the contributions of ordinary men and women caught up in the political and social changes of the years between Anderew Jackson's presidency and the Civil War, describing the social movements of the period, slaves and slave traders, immigrants, abolitionists, andpioneers.

A collection of twelve essays reveals how people from all parts of American society were affected by women's rights, including Native Americans, female reformers, school girls, feminists, and others.