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Emotional and Sectional Conflict in the Antebellum United States High quality books Emotional and Sectional Conflict in the Antebellum United States By:Michael E. Woods Published on 2014-08-11 by Cambridge University Press The sectional conflict over slavery in the United States was not only a clash between labor systems and political ideologies but also a viscerally felt part of the lives of antebellum Americans. This book contributes to the growing field of emotions history by exploring how specific emotions shaped Americans' perceptions of, and responses to, the sectional conflict in order to explain why it culminated in disunion and war. Emotions from indignation to jealousy were inextricably embedded in antebellum understandings of morality, citizenship, and political affiliation. Their arousal in the context of political debates encouraged Northerners and Southerners alike to identify with antagonistic sectional communities and to view the conflicts between them as worth figh...

An Armchair Traveller's History of Beijing High quality books An Armchair Traveller's History of Beijing By:Jonathan Clements Published on 2017-04-15 by Haus Publishing As China’s global influence continues to rise, its capital, Beijing, has become increasingly important—and a popular tourist destination, greeting close to five million international visitors each year. An Armchair Traveller’s History of Beijing presents the capital from its earliest beginnings as a prehistoric campsite for Peking Man through its fluctuating fortunes under a dozen dynasties. Home to capitals of several states over time, the site of modern Beijing has been ruled by Mongolian chiefs and the glorious Ming emperors, whose tombs can still be found on its outskirts. Through Beijing, we can experience Chinese history itself, including its more famous residents—including Khubilai Khan, Mulan, and Marco Polo. Special emphasis is placed on Beijing’s precarious heritage in the twenty-first century, as mode...

An Armchair Guide to Yale University's Secret Societies Including Skull and Bones, Scroll and Key, and Wolf's Head with Biographies of the Bush Family High quality books An Armchair Guide to Yale University's Secret Societies Including Skull and Bones, Scroll and Key, and Wolf's Head with Biographies of the Bush Family By:Stefanie Allen Published on 2011-03 by Webster's Digital Services If you have every wanted to know about Yale University's three biggest secret societies then this is the book for you. Read about Skull and Bones, Scroll and Key, and Wolf's Head. Learn about Skull and Bones members, including brief biographies on Prescott Bush, George Bush, G.W. Bush and more.Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster ...

If Walls Could Talk High quality books If Walls Could Talk By:Lucy Worsley Published on 2012-02-28 by Bloomsbury Publishing USA |Worsley is a thoughtful, charming, often hilarious guide to life as it was lived, from the mundane to the esoteric.” -The Boston Globe Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the two |dirty centuries”? Why, for centuries, did rich people fear fruit? In her brilliantly and creatively researched book, Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room, and kitchen, covering the history of each room and exploring what people actually did in bed, in the bath, at the table, and at the stove-from sauce stirring to breast-feeding, teeth cleaning to masturbating, getting dressed to getting married-providing a compelling account of how the four rooms of the home have evolved from medieval times to today, charting revolutionary changes in society. This Book was ranked at 30 by Google...

Washington Brotherhood High quality books Washington Brotherhood By:Rachel A. Shelden Published on 2013-12-16 by UNC Press Books Traditional portrayals of politicians in antebellum Washington, D.C., describe a violent and divisive society, full of angry debates and violent duels, a microcosm of the building animosity throughout the country. Yet, in Washington Brotherhood, Rachel Shelden paints a more nuanced portrait of Washington as a less fractious city with a vibrant social and cultural life. Politicians from different parties and sections of the country interacted in a variety of day-to-day activities outside traditional political spaces and came to know one another on a personal level. Shelden shows that this engagement by figures such as Stephen Douglas, John Crittenden, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Stephens had important consequences for how lawmakers dealt with the sectional disputes that bedeviled the country during the 1840s and 1850s--particularly disputes involving slaver...

How to Hide an Empire High quality books How to Hide an Empire By:Daniel Immerwahr Published on 2019-02-19 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux Named one of the ten best books of the year by the Chicago Tribune A Publishers Weekly best book of 2019 | A 2019 NPR Staff Pick A pathbreaking history of the United States’ overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empire We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are also familiar with the idea that the United States is an “empire,” exercising power around the world. But what about the actual territories—the islands, atolls, and archipelagos—this country has governed and inhabited? In How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr tells the fascinating story of the United States outside the United States. In crackling, fast-paced prose, he reveals forgotten episodes that cast American history in a new light. We travel to the Guano Islands, where prospectors collected one of the nineteenth century’s most valuable commodities, and ...

The Field of Blood High quality books The Field of Blood By:Joanne B. Freeman Published on 2018-09-11 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux The previously untold story of the violence in Congress that helped spark the Civil War In The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, she shows that the Capitol was rife with conflict in the decades before the Civil War. Legislative sessions were often punctuated by mortal threats, canings, flipped desks, and all-out slugfests. When debate broke down, congressmen drew pistols and waved Bowie knives. One representative even killed another in a duel. Many were beaten and bullied in an attempt to intimidate them into compliance, particularly on the issue of slavery. These fights didn’t happen in a vacuum. Freeman’s dramatic accounts of brawls and thrashings tell a larger story of how fisticuffs and journalism, and the powerful emotions ...

Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom High quality books Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom By:Stephen R. Platt Published on 2012-02-07 by Knopf A gripping account of China’s nineteenth-century Taiping Rebellion, one of the largest civil wars in history. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom brims with unforgettable characters and vivid re-creations of massive and often gruesome battles—a sweeping yet intimate portrait of the conflict that shaped the fate of modern China. The story begins in the early 1850s, the waning years of the Qing dynasty, when word spread of a major revolution brewing in the provinces, led by a failed civil servant who claimed to be the son of God and brother of Jesus. The Taiping rebels drew their power from the poor and the disenfranchised, unleashing the ethnic rage of millions of Chinese against their Manchu rulers. This homegrown movement seemed all but unstoppable until Britain and the United States stepped in and threw their support behind the Manchus: after years of massi...

An Armchair Traveller's History of Cambridge High quality books An Armchair Traveller's History of Cambridge By:Richard Tames,John Holder Published on 2014-04-01 by Armchair Traveller A comprehensive, narrative history of the university city of Cambridge, illustrated with line drawings by John Holder. This Book was ranked at 14 by Google Books for keyword Armchairs. Book ID of An Armchair Traveller's History of Cambridge's Books is BffsMwEACAAJ, Book which was written byRichard Tames,John Holderhave ETAG "edimg7wDF6Y" Book which was published by Armchair Traveller since 2014-04-01 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781907973772 and ISBN 10 Code is 190797377X Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "320 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryHistory This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook V...

Battle Cry of Freedom High quality books Battle Cry of Freedom By:James M. McPherson Published on 2003-12-11 by Oxford University Press Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the standard one-volume history of the Civil War. James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War--the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry--and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery exp...

System of Positive Polity; High quality books System of Positive Polity; By:Auguste Comte Published on 2017-08-20 by This Book was ranked at 16 by Google Books for keyword Armchairs. Book ID of System of Positive Polity;'s Books is KHPBswEACAAJ, Book which was written byAuguste Comtehave ETAG "nRPba4y3ejw" Book which was published by since 2017-08-20 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781375734189 and ISBN 10 Code is 1375734180 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "736 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryHistory This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview

Cradle and Armchair High quality books Cradle and Armchair By:May Riley Smith Published on 2008-10 by BiblioBazaar, LLC This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This Book was ranked at 9 by Google Books for keyword Armchairs. Book ID of Cradle and Armchair's Books is EAwLL3SKKPYC, Book which was written byMay Riley Smithhave ETAG "7QhfI434ML0" Book which was published by BiblioBazaar, LLC since 2008-10 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780559176388 and ISBN 10 Code is 0559176384 Reading Mode in Text Status is fa...

The South and the Sectional Conflict High quality books The South and the Sectional Conflict By:David M. Potter Published on 2008-11 by Acls History E-Book Project This Book was ranked at 41 by Google Books for keyword Sectionals. Book ID of The South and the Sectional Conflict's Books is A-DjPgAACAAJ, Book which was written byDavid M. Potterhave ETAG "5ylmxh7P3Qk" Book which was published by Acls History E-Book Project since 2008-11 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781597404426 and ISBN 10 Code is 159740442X Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "344 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryHistory This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview