The View From Jersey Ridge A Family S Correspondence In Antebellum Kentucky
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The View From Jersey Ridge A Family S Correspondence In Antebellum Kentucky
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Author : W. Douglas Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-11-04
The View From Jersey Ridge A Family S Correspondence In Antebellum Kentucky written by W. Douglas Gordon and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-04 with History categories.
This book is based around a collection of letters related to a group of families that resided in northern Kentucky from the 1790s to the time of the Civil War and beyond. Their correspondence illustrates many of the conditions of everyday life in that time and place, with occasional references to local and national historic events.
A History Of Appalachia
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Author : Richard B. Drake
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2003-09-01
A History Of Appalachia written by Richard B. Drake and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-01 with History categories.
Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.
The African American Family In Slavery And Emancipation
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Author : Wilma A. Dunaway
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-04-14
The African American Family In Slavery And Emancipation written by Wilma A. Dunaway and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-14 with History categories.
Wilma Dunaway contends that studies of the U.S. slave family are flawed by the neglect of small plantations and export zones and the exaggeration of slave agency. Using data on population trends and slave narratives, Dunaway identifies several profit-maximizing strategies that owners implemented to disrupt and endanger African-American families. These effective strategies include forced labor migrations, structural interference in marriages and childcare, sexual exploitation of women, shortfalls in provision of basic survival needs, and ecological risks. This book is unique in its examination of new threats to family persistence that emerged during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Thomas Nast
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Author : Fiona Deans Halloran
language : en
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Release Date : 2013-01-01
Thomas Nast written by Fiona Deans Halloran and has been published by Univ of North Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Thomas Nast (1840-1902), the founding father of American political cartooning, is perhaps best known for his cartoons portraying political parties as the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant. Nast's legacy also includes a trove of other political cartoons, his successful attack on the machine politics of Tammany Hall in 1871, and his wildly popular illustrations of Santa Claus for Harper's Weekly magazine. In this thoroughgoing and lively biography, Fiona Deans Halloran interprets his work, explores his motivations and ideals, and illuminates the lasting legacy of Nast's work on American political culture"--
Corcoran Gallery Of Art
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Author : Corcoran Gallery of Art
language : en
Publisher: Lucia Marquand
Release Date : 2011
Corcoran Gallery Of Art written by Corcoran Gallery of Art and has been published by Lucia Marquand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Painting categories.
This authoritative catalogue of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's renowned collection of pre-1945 American paintings will greatly enhance scholarly and public understanding of one of the finest and most important collections of historic American art in the world. Composed of more than 600 objects dating from 1740 to 1945.
The Slave Community
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Author : John W. Blassingame
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
The Slave Community written by John W. Blassingame and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Plantation life categories.
The Amistad Incident
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Amistad Incident written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Slave trade categories.