A Companion to 19th-Century America by William Barney - 9780631209850

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A Companion to 19th-Century AmericaAuthor(s): William Barney\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9780631209850, 978-0631209850\nSynopsis\nA Companion to 19th-Century America is an authoritative overview of current historiographical developments and major themes in the history of nineteenth-century America. Twenty-seven scholars, all specialists in their own thematic areas, examine the key debates and historiography. A thematic and chronological organization brings together the major time periods, politics, the Civil War, economy, and social and cultural history of the nineteenth century. Written with the general reader in mind, each essay surveys the historical research, the emerging concerns, and assesses the future direction of scholarship.\n\nComplete coverage of all the major themes and current debates in nineteenth-century US history assessing the state of the scholarship and future concerns.\n24 original essa.