historiography

"Sums up what . . . critics have said . . . [about the 1619 Project] . . . and argues that the proper starting point for the American story is 1620, with the signing of the Mayflower Compact aboard ship before the Pilgrims set foot in the Massachusetts wilderness"--Amazon.com.

Discusses the history of Confederate monuments and the efforts to both erect and preserve them by some, and protest and remove them from public spaces by others. Explains how organizers view the monuments on both sides of the issue, how gerrymandering and heritage laws were passed during various eras to protect them, and how Black elected officials and others have fought against such legislation.

Explores the life of the ancient Greek historian and general Thucydides, discussing how it influenced his work, and provides an analysis of his thoughts.

Examines the relationship between American history and literature between 1870 and 1920, presenting alphabetized articles on topics such as pragmatism, theater, World War I, Wounded Knee, and suffrage. This volume covers Pr-Y.

Examines the relationship between American history and literature between 1820 and 1870, presenting alphabetized articles on topics such as Romanticism, satire, and the Trail of Tears. This volume covers R-Y.

Examines the relationship between American history and literature between 1870 and 1920, presenting alphabetized articles on topics such as Haymarket Square, humor, the Ku Klux Klan, philosophy, and poverty. This volume covers H-Po.

Examines the relationship between American history and literature between 1820 and 1870, presenting alphabetized articles on topics such as Harpers Ferry, immigration, the Indian Wars, the Oregon Trail, and Puritanism. This volume covers H-Q.

Contains a collection of readings that provide competing interpretations of ten historical phenomena, including the Puritans, American Indians, the origins of slavery, the American Revolution, the Constitution, expansionism, antebellum reform, slave culture, the Civil War, and reconstruction.

Presents opposing arguments on eighteen events and issues in American history since Reconstruction, including the Industrial Revolution, Prohibition, the Depression, the attack on Pearl Harbor, segregation, the Cold War, and others.