1877 : America's year of living violently / Michael A. Bellesiles.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2010.Description: xiv, 386 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781595584410
  • 1595584412
  • 9781595587084
  • 159558708X
Other title:
  • Eighteen hundred seventy-seven : America's year of living violently
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.8/3 22
LOC classification:
  • E671 .B47 2010
Contents:
On the edge of a volcano -- Seeking white unity -- Bringing order to the West -- The terror of poverty -- The great insurrection -- Homicidal nation -- Breaking the spell.
Summary: Describes a time of upheaval in America--when the country was in a deep economic depression, white supremacists roamed the South, and a nationwide railroad strike led to bloodshed--and discusses how the events of 1877 also fueled cultural and intellectual innovation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

On the edge of a volcano -- Seeking white unity -- Bringing order to the West -- The terror of poverty -- The great insurrection -- Homicidal nation -- Breaking the spell.

Describes a time of upheaval in America--when the country was in a deep economic depression, white supremacists roamed the South, and a nationwide railroad strike led to bloodshed--and discusses how the events of 1877 also fueled cultural and intellectual innovation.

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