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Selected Books from the Triton College Library

The Spanish-American War by Laurie C. Hillstrom
ISBN: 9780780812352
Publication Date: 2011-10-01
The War of 1898 by Louis A. Perez
ISBN: 0807824372
Publication Date: 1998-10-01
The War Lovers by Evan Thomas
ISBN: 9780316004091
Publication Date: 2010-04-27
Murdering Mckinley by Eric Rauchway
ISBN: 0809071703
Publication Date: 2003-09-03
Realigning America by R. Hal Williams
ISBN: 9780700617210
Publication Date: 2010-03-25

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British North America in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries by Stephen Foster (Editor) Until relatively recently, the connection between British imperial history and the history of early America was taken for granted. In recent times, however, early American historiography has begun to suffer from a loss of coherent definition as competing manifestos demand this or thatreordering of the subject in order to combine time periods and geographical areas in ways that would have previously seemed anomalous. It has become common place to announce that the history of America is best accounted for in America itself in a three-way melee between "settlers", the indigenouspopulations, and the forcibly transported African slaves and their creole descendants.The contributions to British North America in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries acknowledge the value of the historiographic work done under this new dispensation in the last two decades and incorporate its insights. However, the volume advocates a pluralistic approach to the subjectgenerally and attempts to demonstrate that the metropolitan power was of more than secondary importance to America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The central theme of this volume is the question: to what extent did it make a difference to those living in the colonies that made upBritish North America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that they were part of an empire and that the empire in question was British? The contributors, some of the leading scholars in their respective fields, strive to answer this question in various social, political, religious, andhistorical contexts.
Call Number: Available , Main Stacks
ISBN: 9780199206124
Publication Date: 2014-01-21
Europe in a Wider World, 1350-1650 by Robin W. Winks; Lee Palmer Wandel This book is a compact, accessible history of the continent, during a time when it did not yet dominate the world in which it was situated. The text discusses the major events of the period, and also seeks to restore interconnections lost by thinkers who divided the period into "TheRenaissance" and "The Reformation." With twenty-five illustrations and nine detailed maps, this short textbook is perfect for students of European history.
Call Number: D116 .W56 2003
ISBN: 0195154479
Publication Date: 2003-02-27
First Americans by Kenneth W. Townsend; Mark A. Nicholas First Americans provides a history of Native Americans, from their earliest appearance in North America to the present, that covers the complexity and diversity of their past. The text demonstrates Native Americans' participation in determining their own future and helps students place Native American history in context with national and international developments.  Present throughout the text is the "native voice," giving American Indians' perspectives on historical developments. The text also enforces the reality that native people retain a presence in the U.S. today as a growing population with a rich diversity of roles, ideas, and contributions.
Call Number: E77 .T69 2013
ISBN: 9780132069489
Publication Date: 2016-09-12
Revolutionary Summer by Joseph J. Ellis A distinctive portrait of the crescendo moment in American history from the Pulitzer-winning American historian, Joseph Ellis. The summer months of 1776 witnessed the most consequential events in the story of our country's founding. While the thirteen colonies came together and agreed to secede from the British Empire, the British were dispatching the largest armada ever to cross the Atlantic to crush the rebellion in the cradle. The Continental Congress and the Continental Army were forced to make decisions on the run, improvising as history congealed around them. In a brilliant and seamless narrative, Ellis meticulously examines the most influential figures in this propitious moment, including George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Britain's Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe. He weaves together the political and military experiences as two sides of a single story, and shows how events on one front influenced outcomes on the other. Revolutionary Summer tells an old story in a new way, with a freshness at once colorful and compelling.
Call Number: E208 .E48 2013
ISBN: 9780307701220
Publication Date: 2013-06-04
Ordeal by Fire by James M. McPherson Written by a leading Civil War historian and Pulitzer Prize winner, this text describes the social, economic, political, and ideological conflicts that led to a unique, tragic, and transitional event in American history. The third edition incorporates recent scholarship and addresses renewed areas of interest in the Civil War/Reconstruction era including the motivations and experiences of common soldiers and the role of women in the war effort.
Call Number: E468 .M23
ISBN: 9780394524702
Publication Date: 1982-03-12
Planters, Merchants, and Slaves by Trevor Burnard List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Introduction: Plantation Worlds 1 The Rise of the Large Integrated Plantation 2 Violence, White Solidarity, and the Rise of Planter Elites 3 The Wealth of the Plantations 4 "A Prodigious Mine": Jamaica 5 The American Revolution and Plantation America Epilogue: Slaves and Planters Appendix: An Essay on Sources Acknowledgments Notes Index
ISBN: 9780226286242
Publication Date: 2015-10-01
America's First Crisis by Robert P. Watson Engaging and accessible account of the war that helped forge the American nation. Gold Medalist, 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the U.S. History Category The War of 1812, sometimes called "America's forgotten war," was a curious affair. At the time, it was dismissed as "Mr. Madison's War." Later it was hailed by some as America's "Second War for Independence" and ridiculed by others, such as President Harry Truman, as "the silliest damned war we ever had." The conflict, which produced several great heroes and future presidents, was all this and more. In America's First Crisis Robert P. Watson tells the stories of the most intriguing battles and leaders and shares the most important blunders and victories of the war. What started out as an effort to invade Canada, fueled by anger over the harassment of American merchant ships by the Royal Navy, soon turned into an all-out effort to fend off an invasion by Britain. Armies marched across the Canadian border and sacked villages; navies battled on Lake Ontario, Lake Champlain, and the world's oceans; both the American and Canadian capitals were burned; and, in a final irony, the United States won its greatest victory in New Orleans--after the peace treaty had been signed. Robert P. Watson is Professor of American Studies at Lynn University. His many books include The Obama Presidency: A Preliminary Assessment, George W. Bush: Evaluating the President at Midterm, and Life in the White House: A Social History of the First Family and the President's House; all published by SUNY Press. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida.
ISBN: 1438451350
Publication Date: 2013-12-05
Federalism, Secession, and the American State by Lawrence M. Anderson One important tradition in political science conceives of the Civil War in the United States serving as the functional equivalent of the English and French Revolutions, bringing with it the victory of liberal democratic industrialism over aristocratic agriculturalism. From this perspective, the Civil War is notable for its impact on the American state. Surprisingly however, little attention has been paid to the distinguishing features of this historic rupture in American politics. Through primary source research and the re-analysis of the rich historical literature about the antebellum era and the causes of the Civil War, Lawrence A. Anderson explores the relationship between federalism and the movement for secession in the United States during the pre-civil war era. Focusing primarily on South Carolina, Anderson carefully revisits theory on institutional analysis of political development to expose what caused secession in the United States.
ISBN: 1138849073
Publication Date: 2014-11-10

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