The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln 9781446546888

Never have American public men in responsible positions, directing the destiny of the Nation, been so brutal, hypocritic

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English Year 1929

The Tragic Era: The Revolution After Lincoln
9781446546888

Storm's examination of the dramatic form of tragedy and the existential questions it raises is sensitive to both th

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McPherson is among America's finest historians. Battle Cry of Freedom, his Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the Ci

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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice In 1858, challenger Abraham Lincoln debated incumbent Stephen Douglas seve

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Drawing on examples from different local and regional contexts,Imagining the British Atlantic after the American Revolut

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"As the first successful revolution emanating from a slave rebellion, the Haitian Revolution remains an inspired si

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2017 Nicolás Guillén Outstanding Book Award presented by the Caribbean Philosophical Association As the first successfu

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By the 1920s, Abraham Lincoln had transcended the lingering controversies of the Civil War to become a secular saint, ho

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In 1858, challenger Abraham Lincoln debated incumbent Stephen Douglas seven times in the race for a U.S. Senate seat fro

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Were the thirteen essays Michel Foucault wrote in 1978–1979 endorsing the Iranian Revolution an aberration of his earlie

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The late twentieth century has seen a fantastic expansion of personal, sexual, and domestic liberties in the United Stat

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