Best of
American-History
1950
Benjamin Franklin
Ingri d'Aulaire - 1950
Recommended in Laura Berquist Syllabus Grades 2 and 3 Author: Edgar D Aulaire Grade: 1-6 Pages: 48, Paperback Publisher: Beautiful Feet Books ISBN: 0-9643803-9-0
John Adams and the American Revolution
Catherine Drinker Bowen - 1950
As Mrs. Bowen writes: "Why have I chosen to write about John Adams? Because he is the brightest, quickest, most honest man I have met in history. A revolutionist, ready to die for independence, yet a man who loved order, loved England indeed A man pre-eminently of hi time and century, Adams threw himself wholly into the action and passions of his day, never ceasing to learn, to read and study books and men He was a man worthy in brain and character to follow George Washington as President of the United States, yet a man I felt I could meet and talk to easily."
The Emergence of Lincoln: Douglas, Buchanan & Party Chaos, 1857-59
Allan Nevins - 1950
Courtroom: The Story Of Samuel S. Leibowitz
Quentin Reynolds - 1950
Leibowitz Book Description Quentin Reynolds has contributed to Courtroom: The Story of Samuel S. Leibowitz as an author.Reynolds is a distinguished journalist
The Emergence of Lincoln: Prologue to Civil War, 1859-61
Allan Nevins - 1950
On 10/16/1859 John Brown & 17 of his followers seized the armory & arsenal at Harper's Ferry. They'd counted on an uprising of the slaves. There was no uprising. On 12/2, Brown was hanged after a fair trail. To certain Northern zealots he was a martyr; to Allan Nevins he was a victim of his own reasoning insanity.The Union had not long to live. In the following summer Southern hotheads bolted the Democratic convention at Charleston that nominated Stephen A. Douglas for President. When America went to the polls, Douglas faced not only Abraham Lincoln, but also the hotheads' favorite John H. Breckenridge, & John Bell, the candidate of the Constitutional Unionists. South Carolina's response to Lincoln's election was immediate. On 12/20/1860 the Palmetto state was the first to secede from the Union. With illustrations.
A History of American Life
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. - 1950
A splendid condensed version of the first social history of our country -- originally issued in thirteen volumes from 1927 to 1948.
Daughter of the Hills: A Woman's Part in the Coal Miners' Struggle
Myra Page - 1950
This novel offers a powerful account of family life and labor conflicts, told through the eyes of a tough, resilient Appalachian woman who is, according to Richard Wright, "one of the most impressive proletarian characters in our literature." Daughter of the Hills exposes the economic conditions of the working class and the scarcity of opportunities for working-class women, but also tells the story of a loving marriage that endures despite severe hardships.
The Blue and the Gray (2 Vols in 1)
Henry Steele Commager - 1950
Moving accounts cover every campaign and battle on land and sea and tell a sequential story, of the war Includes letters, journals, diaries, memoirs, official records, state papers, and more. and-white illustrations throughout.