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“michael les benedict”

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  • The Greatest and the Grandest Act

    The Civil Rights Act of 1866 from Reconstruction to Today

    de Michael Vorenberg, Rebecca Zietlow, Michael Les Benedict, Millington Bergeson-Lockwood, Aaron Astor, Jeff Strickland, Owen Williams, Richard Aynes, George Rutherglen, Darrell A.H. Miller ...
    In this volume ten expert historians and legal scholars examine the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the first federal civil rights statute in American history. The act declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens without regard to race, color, or previous condition of slavery. Designed to give the Thirteenth Amendment practical effect as former slave states enacted laws limiting the ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • The Blessings of Liberty

    A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States

    de Michael Les Benedict ...
    This concise, accessible text provides students with a history of American constitutional development in the context of political, economic, and social change. Constitutional historian Michael Benedict stresses the role that the American people have played over time in defining the powers of government and the rights of individuals and minorities. He covers important trends and events in U.S. ... Leer más

    $60.99 USD

  • Sources in American Constitutional History

    Edición de Michael Les Benedict ...
    In the second revised and expanded edition of this invaluable reader, Michael Les Benedict draws together the important documents that have shaped and been shaped by the American Constitution from medieval times through the present day. It includes not only the most important Supreme Court decisions, but also key American declarations, resolutions, laws, and platforms. All these documents ... Leer más

    $64.99 USD

  • The Gilded Age

    Perspectives on the Origins of Modern America

    de Lewis L. Gould, Ruth C. Crocker, Eric Arnesen, W. Bernard Carlson, Ellen M. Litwicki, Ballard C. Campbell, Robert G. Barrows, Glenn Porter, Worth Robert Miller, Roger Daniels, Edmund J. Danziger Jr., Michael Les Benedict, Stacy A. Cordery, Leslie H. Fishel, Joseph A. Fry ...
    The United States that entered the twentieth century was vastly different from the nation that emerged from the Civil War. Industrialization, mass immigration, the growing presence of women in the work force, and the rapid advance of the cities had transformed American society.Broad in scope, The Gilded Age brings together sixteen original essays that offer lively syntheses of modern scholarship ... Leer más

    $46.99 USD

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  • America's Constitution

    A Biography

    de Akhil Reed Amar ...
    This “authoritative [and] important” (The New York Times Book Review) “biography” of America’s framing document explores topics ranging from presidential power and freedom of speech to birthright citizenship and beyond, explaining not only what the Constitution says but also why the Constitution says it.“Elegantly written, thorough but concise, and consistently enlightening . . . an indispensable ... Leer más

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  • Constitutional Myths

    What We Get Wrong and How to Get It Right

    de Ray Raphael ...
    Americans on both sides of the aisle love to reference the Constitution as the ultimate source of truth. But which truth? What did the framers really have in mind? In a book that author R.B. Bernstein calls “essential reading,” acclaimed historian Ray Raphael places the Constitution in its historical context, dispensing little-known facts and debunking popular preconceived notions.For each myth, ... Leer más

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  • The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

    Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

    de Eric Foner ...
    “A masterwork [by] the preeminent historian of the Civil War era.”—Boston GlobeSelected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery. A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln and the broader history of the period into perfect balance. We see ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Us Constitution, Declaration Of Independence, Articles Of Confederation, Bill Of Rights, And Guide To Us Government (Mobi Study Guides)

    de MobileReference ...
    US Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Bill of Rights, and Guide to US GovernmentTABLE OF CONTENTS:I. Constitution (text only) Preamble and Articles Bill of Rights Subsequent AmendmentsII. Constitution (with analysis) Constitution: Preamble Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 Amendments: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • West from Appomattox

    The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War

    de Heather Cox Richardson ...
    "This thoughtful, engaging examination of the Reconstruction Era . . . will be appealing . . . to anyone interested in the roots of present-day American politics" ( Publishers Weekly).The story of Reconstruction is not simply about the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War. In many ways, the late nineteenth century defined modern America, as Southerners, Northerners, and Westerners forged a ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Real Lincoln

    A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary War

    de Thomas J. Dilorenzo ...
    A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an Unnecessary WarMost Americans consider Abraham Lincoln to be the greatest president in history. His legend as the Great Emancipator has grown to mythic proportions as hundreds of books, a national holiday, and a monument in Washington, D.C., extol his heroism and martyrdom. But what if most everything you knew about Lincoln were false? What if, ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

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  • Making Our Democracy Work

    A Judge's View

    de Stephen Breyer ...
    The Supreme Court is one of the most extraordinary institutions in our system of government. Charged with the responsibility of interpreting the Constitution, the nine unelected justices of the Court have the awesome power to strike down laws enacted by our elected representatives. Why does the public accept the Court’s decisions as legitimate and follow them, even when those decisions are highly ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD

  • The Republic for Which It Stands

    The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896

    de Richard White ...
    Series series Oxford History of the United States
    The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multivolume history of the American nation. In the newest volume in the series, The Republic for Which It Stands, acclaimed historian Richard White offers a fresh and integrated interpretation of Reconstruction and the Gilded Age as the seedbed of modern America. At the end of the Civil War the leaders and citizens of the victorious ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD