American Visions: The United States, 1800-1860

by Edward L. Ayers

Book Overview

With so many of our histories falling into dour critique or blatant celebration, here is a welcome departure: a book that offers hope as well as honesty about the American past. The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended the status quo, others...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324086300
• ISBN13: 9781324086307
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 7.9"