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Kean University

by Erin Alghandoor, Frank J. Esposito, Elizabeth Hyde, Jonathan Mercantini ...

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Kean University, New Jersey's third largest institution of higher education, has a fascinating history dating back to its 1855 founding in Newark. Initially a normal school used for training the city's teachers, it has evolved into a university that offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate programs in many fields, including medical and allied health, management, speech, fine arts, liberal ... Read more

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Kean University, New Jersey's third largest institution of higher education, has a fascinating history dating back to its 1855 founding in Newark. Initially a normal school used for training the city's teachers, it has evolved into a university that offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate programs in many fields, including medical and allied health, management, speech, fine arts, liberal
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The Stamp Act of 1765: A History in Documents

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by Jonathan Mercantini ...

When Parliament sought to raise funds through the passing of the Stamp Act in 1765, they did not anticipate the protests and staunch opposition to the new law that would ensue in the colonies. Though the crisis was eventually resolved, the larger questions raised by Parliament’s action and colonial resistance remained unanswered. What started as a debate over taxation would end in a struggle for ... Read more

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When Parliament sought to raise funds through the passing of the Stamp Act in 1765, they did not anticipate the protests and staunch opposition to the new law that would ensue in the colonies. Though the crisis was eventually resolved, the larger questions raised by Parliament’s action and colonial resistance remained unanswered. What started as a debate over taxation would end in a struggle for
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American Slavery, American Freedom

by Edmund S. Morgan ...

"Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable."—New York Times Book Review"If it is possible to understand the American paradox, the marriage of slavery and freedom, Virginia is surely the place to begin," writes Edmund S. Morgan in American Slavery, American Freedom, a study of the tragic contradiction at the core of America. Morgan finds the key to this central paradox in the people and politics ... Read more

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"Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable."—New York Times Book Review"If it is possible to understand the American paradox, the marriage of slavery and freedom, Virginia is surely the place to begin," writes Edmund S. Morgan in American Slavery, American Freedom, a study of the tragic contradiction at the core of America. Morgan finds the key to this central paradox in the people and politics
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The Founders' Revolution

The Forgotten History & Principles of the Declaration of Independence

by Michael S. Law ...

A historian's "revealing and much-needed retelling of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the events that led up to it" (William D. Watkins, author of The New Absolutes).Tying American history to our current political climate, The Founders' Revolution is designed to help readers understand the principles embedded in the Declaration of Independence. The book unpacks the intent of the ... Read more

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A historian's "revealing and much-needed retelling of the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the events that led up to it" (William D. Watkins, author of The New Absolutes).Tying American history to our current political climate, The Founders' Revolution is designed to help readers understand the principles embedded in the Declaration of Independence. The book unpacks the intent of the
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A Short History of Slavery

by James Walvin ...

As we approach the bicentenary of the abolition of the Atlantic trade, Walvin has selected the historical texts that recreate the mindset that made such a savage institution possible - morally acceptable even. Setting these historical documents against Walvin's own incisive historical narrative, the two layers of this extraordinary, definitive account of the Atlantic slave trade enable us to ... Read more

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As we approach the bicentenary of the abolition of the Atlantic trade, Walvin has selected the historical texts that recreate the mindset that made such a savage institution possible - morally acceptable even. Setting these historical documents against Walvin's own incisive historical narrative, the two layers of this extraordinary, definitive account of the Atlantic slave trade enable us to
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The Essential Hamilton: Letters & Other Writings

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by Alexander Hamilton ...

Go beyond Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton and get to know the real Alexander Hamilton in this Library of America collection of the Founding Father’s own public and private writings.A brash immigrant who rose to become George Washington’s right-hand man. A fierce partisan whose nationalist vision made him Thomas Jefferson’s bitter rival. An unfaithful husband whose commitment to personal honor ... Read more

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Go beyond Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton and get to know the real Alexander Hamilton in this Library of America collection of the Founding Father’s own public and private writings.A brash immigrant who rose to become George Washington’s right-hand man. A fierce partisan whose nationalist vision made him Thomas Jefferson’s bitter rival. An unfaithful husband whose commitment to personal honor
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Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence

by Benson John Lossing ...

The fifty-six signers of America's Declaration of Independence risked their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to found a new country. In this clazzic work, Benson J. Lossing describes the lives of each of the founding fathers, their greatest achievements, and what impelled them to take such an incredible risk. While some are well known to us – Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock – ... Read more

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The fifty-six signers of America's Declaration of Independence risked their “lives, fortunes, and sacred honor” to found a new country. In this clazzic work, Benson J. Lossing describes the lives of each of the founding fathers, their greatest achievements, and what impelled them to take such an incredible risk. While some are well known to us – Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock –
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Independence

The Tangled Roots of the American Revolution

by Thomas P. Slaughter ...

An important new interpretation of the American colonists' 150-year struggle to achieve independence from the award-winning author and historian."What do we mean by the Revolution?" John Adams asked Thomas Jefferson in 1815. "The war? That was no part of the Revolution. It was only an effect and consequence of it." As the distinguished historian Thomas P. Slaughter shows in this landmark history, ... Read more

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An important new interpretation of the American colonists' 150-year struggle to achieve independence from the award-winning author and historian."What do we mean by the Revolution?" John Adams asked Thomas Jefferson in 1815. "The war? That was no part of the Revolution. It was only an effect and consequence of it." As the distinguished historian Thomas P. Slaughter shows in this landmark history,
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The Genius of George Washington

by Edmund S. Morgan ...

More than any other single man, George Washington was responsible for bringing success to the American Revolution. But because of the heroic image in which we have cast him and which already enveloped him in this own lifetime, Washington is and was a hard man to know.In this book Edmund S. Morgan pushes past the image to find the man. He argues that Washington's genius lay in his understanding of ... Read more

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More than any other single man, George Washington was responsible for bringing success to the American Revolution. But because of the heroic image in which we have cast him and which already enveloped him in this own lifetime, Washington is and was a hard man to know.In this book Edmund S. Morgan pushes past the image to find the man. He argues that Washington's genius lay in his understanding of
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Revolutionary America, 1763-1815

A Sourcebook

Edited by Francis D. Cogliano, Kirsten E. Phimister ...

Revolutionary America, 1763–1815: A Sourcebook is a collection of dynamic primary sources intended to accompany the second edition of Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: A Political History. While the structure of the collection parallels the textbook, either can be used independently as well. Each chapter contains excerpts of crucial documents from the Revolutionary period, and begins with a brief ... Read more

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Revolutionary America, 1763–1815: A Sourcebook is a collection of dynamic primary sources intended to accompany the second edition of Revolutionary America, 1763-1815: A Political History. While the structure of the collection parallels the textbook, either can be used independently as well. Each chapter contains excerpts of crucial documents from the Revolutionary period, and begins with a brief
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The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States

by Martin Robison Delany ...

Series series African Library
Martin Robison Delany's The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People offers a comprehensive examination of the social and political circumstances that confronted African Americans during the mid-19th century. Delany's work is an essential contribution to the disciplines of historiography and anthropology in that it provides insight into how African Americans negotiated a ... Read more

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Martin Robison Delany's The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People offers a comprehensive examination of the social and political circumstances that confronted African Americans during the mid-19th century. Delany's work is an essential contribution to the disciplines of historiography and anthropology in that it provides insight into how African Americans negotiated a
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Great Issues in American History, Vol. I

From Settlement to Revolution, 1584-1776

Edited by Richard Hofstadter, Clarence L. Ver Steeg ...

Series Book 1 - Great Issues in American History
This first volume of Great Issues in American History -- three volumes of documents that cover the history of America from its settlement to the present -- gives us a generous sampling from the major political controversies in the Colonial period. Included are such documents as Richard Hakluyt's "Discourse of Western Planting" (1584), "Letter from Christopher Columbus to the King and Queen of ... Read more

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This first volume of Great Issues in American History -- three volumes of documents that cover the history of America from its settlement to the present -- gives us a generous sampling from the major political controversies in the Colonial period. Included are such documents as Richard Hakluyt's "Discourse of Western Planting" (1584), "Letter from Christopher Columbus to the King and Queen of
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