Amerikansk historie

How a con artist 'reformer' shaped America's modern public schools.

A compelling study into the history and lasting influence of enslaved Native people in early South Carolina.

Explores the relationship between the production of enslaved property and the production of the past in the antebellum United States.

Why is the metaphor of the 'Founding Fathers' so insidious-and how does it impact American politics?

How Stephen Jay Gould's career illustrates that criticizing science is important for American democracy.

Before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders, there were only nineteen men who played in the Major Leagues of baseball and in the NFL in the same season. Only one, Walter French, played for a World Series winner and an NFL Championship team. Little remembered today, his status as a two-sport star had him constantly in the news.

"This book presents a revisionist argument about Ralph Waldo Emerson, explaining how he wrestled mightily with his personal philosophy to eventually support abolitionism. Written in an accessible manner, this book is for students, scholars, and general readers interested in nineteenth-century US history and the history of political thought"--

Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Empowering Indigenous Communities in the Digital Age is a groundbreaking exploration of the importance of Indigenous Data Sovereignty in the digital era, covering key concepts, challenges, and opportunities while providing practical guidance and inspiring case studies. This comprehensive book is a compelling call to action, urging readers to support and uphold the rights of Indigenous communities in data governance and research.

While engaged in organizing his previous book, the author was only aware of the existence of one other seventeenth century tithable list for Northampton County, Virginia, and that was for the year 1666. Since that time the author has discovered two known lists (1667 and 1674) that had remained unpublished from the early Order Books and has found lists for 1662-1669, 1671 and 1674-1677, buried, largely unknown, in other early Order Books. The large volume of unpublished tithables material was enough for the author to consider making a useful transcription for researchers. Covering the early years of Northampton County, after Accomack County was formed, these tithables will be particularly of interest to those doing research on early inhabitants of the Virginia Colony. The tithables show the heads-of-families, and, in most cases, an every name listing of those black and white tithables in the household. Widows are shown (if head of household) thus establishing the recent death of a husband. Male children and slave tithables at twelve (or sixteen) help estimate date of birth or (probable) latest date of parent's marriage. Occupation or comments (such as, son of...) are often the only source of such valuable knowledge. Appearance or disappearance on the list may be a clue to migration patterns. These lists were sometimes badly torn, or blotted, or faded, or difficult to read, or poorly written, but, nevertheless, revealing. They are offered here as near as possible to the original orthography, and are an absolute must to those interested in early Virginia genealogy and history.

Juana Inés de la Cruz fødes som uægte barn på landet i Mexico i 1651, da Mexico stadig er en koloni under spansk herredømme. Allerede som 3-årig lærer hun at læse, og hun udviser tidligt tegn på en helt usædvanlig begavelse. Hun læser bøger i bedstefarens bibliotek, bliver hof- og selskabsdame og tages under vingerne af vicedronningen, der deler hendes passion for litteratur, kunst og videnskab. Som 20-årig vælger hun klostret, fordi hun ikke vil giftes, og fordi det er det eneste sted, hun har mulighed for at fortsætte sine studier og sin forfattervirksomhed. Da hun i 1689 får udgivet sine samlede værker, er hun allerede anerkendt og fejret i sit hjemland og korresponderer med andre lærde og kunstnere fra hele verden. Men Sor Juanas liv præges også af en kamp mod samtidens indsnævrede syn på kvindekønnet og for kvinders ret til at studere og ytre sig. Hun var mange hundrede år forud for sin tid, og bogen her er den første dansksprogede introduktion til hendes liv og værk.

Martin Lidegaard har den faste overbevisning, at vi kan beholde vores gode liv og levere både en planet og en velfærd videre, som vi kan være bekendt. Hvis vi vil. I denne bog giver han sine bud på konkrete løsninger og den fornyelse, som tidens store spørgsmål kræver. Område for område. Bundet sammen i en ny kontrakt mellem Danmarks generationer. For aldrig har vi som samfund mødt større trusler; teknologisk, sikkerhedspolitisk og i forhold til vores trivsel, klima og natur. Omvendt har vi aldrig haft større muligheder. Udgivelsen er en storskrift-udgave til svagsynede i serien MAGNUMBØGER Lindhardt og Ringhof.

In cinque anni sconvolgenti (1789-1794) in Francia accade di tutto: dalla dichiarazione dei diritti dell'uomo alla soppressione dei privilegi nobiliari e clericali; dalla condanna a morte del re alla proclamazione della repubblica...

When the bloodiest labor dispute in U.S. history burst forth in 1913-14 in the coal fields of Southern Colorado, the miners knew whom to praise, and the owners knew whom to blame. Mary Harris Jones, known from New York to Colorado as Mother Jones, could incite a riot or calm a crowd with her amazing oratory gifts. She dedicated her life to helping miners organize to negotiate, even demand, better wages and working conditions."I hope there is no war in Trinidad," Mother Jones had said, referring to the entire Trinidad coal field expanse, "for it will cause suffering. But if the war has to be made that the boys in the mines may have their rights-let it come!" In the long run, did she help or harm the progress toward workers' rights? Were the deaths of mothers and children at Ludlow too great a price to pay?

¿¿God's Solution for America ~ and the Nations of the World is another unprecedented and inspiring work by David and Jean Hertler, authors of the compelling two-volume series entitled, Re-inhabited: Republic for the United States of America.Since the American Republic was uniquely founded over two centuries ago, there has been a plan in place by a relatively small faction of nefarious reprobates that have gained control of every government on earth through its money system of bondage, secret societies, as well as bribery and murder. Their agenda has been to work covertly in destroying every government and religion while gaining domination toward their luciferian One-World Government.The modus operandi of this luciferian brood has been to steal the birthright of the American People by slowly infiltrating, destroying from within, and hiding knowledge of our true national identity given to us by our Founding Fathers, a Biblical Christian Republic. Four generations have now passed that have not known the founding principles and insight with an accurate historical outlook on its founding and objective. Hence, the American People, especially the Church (ekklesia), do not know their National Purpose, Prophetic Destiny and duty to God and country.Knowledge of our true history clearly depicts the patterns throughout history that are playing out before us once again. It's like a tumbleweed through time rolling with a prophetic breeze across the continent that beckons this nation of people to stand to attention and to unite in the cause of Liberty, which is the cause of God, our duty and obligation as Americans and as Christians. The revelation knowledge brought forth in this book will bring an unmistakable call to action and fervor to reclaim our heritage and Virtue.God's solution for America brings forward our true history and the solution to restore our foundations. It will enable you, the reader, to comprehend the bigger picture of cause-to-effect that got America to where it is today. You will be empowered by reading this book. Empowered to do what you may ask? To have faith to take the necessary course of actions for reversing the curses placed on our nation by the nefarious luciferian reprobates exposed in this book. We must work together to restore our National Purpose and Prophetic Destiny which foreshadows the redemption of the nations of the world as they too heed and follow the Light that shines forth once again as "a city upon a hill." This is truly a spiritual revolution!

This book provides a "Wake-up Call" regarding what the international and domestic situation could look like for America in 2040 absent a change in course. It includes an overview of the significant adverse implications of COVID-19 related activities, lessons learned from past great powers, and key concepts from our nation's founding and past history. It summarizes a broad range of economic, national security and domestic tranquility threats facing America, including the new and dangerous Modern Monetary Theory. It also includes a number of sensible and publicly tested solutions spanning a broad range of policy areas that, if implemented, will create a better future in America and ensure that the U.S. is the first republic and great power to stand the test of time. It concludes with steps that individuals should take to create a better future for themselves, their family and our country.

Just as the Thirteenth West Virginia Infantry Volunteers had played an integral part in the defeat and containment of Confederate partisans in the Kanawha Valley in 1862 and '63, keeping the grim-visaged scenes of bitter civil war from her neighbors in States to her north, so in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, the Thirteenth rendered important service as part of the old Kanawha Division in the fierce fighting of that campaign which, it may be fairly said, decided the fate of the American Civil War itself. This volume presents their experiences marching and fighting in July 1864, in the Great Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, where the military and political stakes were very high indeed.

At the end of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Freeman was an enslaved widow and mother living in Massachusetts. Hearing the words of the new Massachusetts state constitution which declared liberty and equality for all, she sought the help of a young lawyer named Theodore Sedgwick, later Speaker of the House and one of America's leading Federalist politicians. The lawsuit that she and Sedgwick pursued would bring freedom to her and her daughter, as well as thousands of other enslaved people. After leaving her enslaver's family to work for the family of Theodore Sedgwick, she effectively became the foster mother to his seven children when his wife Pamela became a chronic invalid, enabling Sedgwick to pursue his political career. Two of his sons would credit her with saving their lives. His daughter Catharine Maria Sedgwick, one of the most famous female novelists of the early decades of the nineteenth century, would make her the model for one of her most celebrated heroines. This biography details Elizabeth Freeman's life and the far-reaching influence of her battle for freedom.

Doylestown, Pennsylvania is a town with a rich history that dates back to 1745 when it was first settled. This book is the first published work of the town's history from its beginnings to the turn of the 20th century, sourced from records such as the Bucks County Intelligencer and Doylestown Democrat. It provides valuable insight into the growth and development of Doylestown, giving readers a deep understanding of the town's founding, key events, and significant figures that shaped the past. The author discusses topics of early business life, the first school and church, pioneer newspapers, social life, industries, life in Doylestown during the Civil War, military history, historic families, and more. Several illustrations are included throughout the work, bringing the town's past to life and providing a visual representation of its history. An index arranged alphabetically by surname or subject is used to conclude this work.

Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rev. Jerry Falwell-religious leaders who popularized theology through media campaigns designed to persuade the publicIn Religion in the Public Square, James M. Patterson considers religious leaders who popularized theology through media campaigns designed to persuade the public. Ven. Fulton J. Sheen, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Rev. Jerry Falwell differed profoundly on issues of theology and politics, but they shared an approach to public ministry that aimed directly at changing how Americans understood the nature and purpose of their country. From the 1930s through the 1950s, Sheen was an early adopter of paperbacks, radio, and television to condemn totalitarian ideologies and to defend American Catholicism against Protestant accusations of divided loyalty. During the 1950s and 1960s, King staged demonstrations and boycotts that drew the mass media to him. The attention provided him the platform to preach Christian love as a political foundation in direct opposition to white supremacy. Falwell started his own church, which he developed into a mass media empire. He then leveraged it during the late 1970s through the 1980s to influence the Republican Party by exhorting his audience to not only ally with religious conservatives around issues of abortion and the traditional family but also to vote accordingly.Sheen, King, and Falwell were so successful in popularizing their theological ideas that they won prestigious awards, had access to presidents, and witnessed the results of their labors. However, Patterson argues that Falwell's efforts broke with the longstanding refusal of religious public figures to participate directly in partisan affairs and thereby catalyzed the process of politicizing religion that undermined the Judeo-Christian consensus that formed the foundation of American politics.

The assassination of president John F. Kennedy is the most controversial, unsolved criminal case in history. JFK FYI compiles a long-overdue list of suspects while explaining why so many people despised Kennedy. Several common misconceptions are cleared up and the "lone nut" vs. conspiracy debate is irrefutably put to rest.

With nearly 300 post cards and photo images, Rhode Island Fire Departments provides an overview of the history and development of fire departments in Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns. In addition to fire prevention and fire suppression, these fire companies and departments have a rich history and tradition within the individual municipalities.Using many images from his extensive Rhode Island post card collection, as well as numerous photographs generously provided by fire departments and other organizations, Joseph E. Coduri has provided the reader with a nostalgic view of the evolution of fire fighting organizations in Rhode Island.