nineteenth century

Explains how people can learn about the contradictions that lie at the heart of America today by looking at how they existed in the 1890s.

Contains 667 essays that provide information about significant nineteenth-century events, arranged chronologically, with over eighty historical maps, quotations from primary source documents, lists and time lines, a glossary, and other reference aids, as well as more than five hundred illustrations.

Chronologically arranged primary and secondary source articles help profile major political, social, and cultural events which occurred during the nineteenth century.

Surveys important occurrences in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas around the year 1800. Includes bibliographical references and an index.

Text and pictures depict facets of everyday life in Europe around the years 1850-1875, especially the new-found uses of steam power.