"Written in a clear, engaging style, The American Journey, Portfolio Edition motivates students to learn more about the key features of American political, social, and economic history. Focusing on our nation''s social and cultural history, the authors show that our attempt to live up to our American ideals is an ongoing journey that has become ever more inclusive of different groups and ideas."
Battleground for the Union(1stEdition) The Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877. by WilliamM. Barney Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 1989 by Pearson ISBN-13: 978-0-13-069386-0, ISBN: 0-13-069386-3
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"The story of Alabama's governors has been often bizarre, occasionally inspiring, but never dull. Several of the state's early governors fought duels; one killed his wife's lover. A Reconstruction era-governor barricaded himself in his administrative office and refused to give it up when voters failed to reelect him. A 20th-century governor, an alumnus of Yale, married his first cousin and served as an officer in the Ku Klux Klan. This c ..."
"Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by ChoiceSelected as an Outstanding Reference Source by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library AssociationThere are many anthologies of southern literature, but this is the first companion. Neither a survey of masterpieces nor a biographical sourcebook, The Companion to Southern Literature treats every conceivable topic found in southern writing from the pre-Columbian ..."
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Interviews with American Composers(FirstEdition) Barney Childs in Conversation by Barney Childs 456 Pages, Published 2022 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-04399-4, ISBN: 0-252-04399-5