Examines the death of Crazy Horse from a Native American perspective, presenting interviews with eyewitnesses of Native American and mixed blood along with official documents such as military orders and telegrams.
A collection of essays and articles by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that explain the ideals upon which America was founded. This edition includes background information, a historical timeline, explanatory notes, critical perspectives, and discussion questions.
Contains personal accounts of the experiences of a wide range of African-Americans, featuring over seventy selections of slave narratives and oral histories, with a focus on the period from 1703 to 1948.
the revolutionary experience of American women, 1750-1800 : with a new preface
Norton, Mary Beth
1996
Explores the lives of colonial women, particularly during the Revolutionary War years, arguing that eighteenth-century Americans had very clear notions of appropriate behavior for females and the functions they were expected to perform, and that most women suffered from low self-esteem, believing themselves inferior to men.
Presents twenty-seven full or excerpted speeches, memoirs, poems, interviews, and other materials by and about Americans with roots in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, and other Arab nations.
Compilation of documents that trace the origins and history of black nationalism from the American revolution through the teachings of Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement League in the early twentieth century.
Describes the popular culture of the American period of westward expansion--1849 to 1890--covering such aspects as advertising, fashion, food, leisure, literature, and music, and listing the prices of several products.
Contains eight-five essays in which James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay set forth the principles of American government, arguing for the ratification of the US Constitution.
