Bücher der Reihe The Human Tradition in America

The Human Tradition in Colonial America is an entertaining as well an enlightening book that brings the colonial period to life through the stories of the colorful participants who helped mold the British dependency that would eventually become the United States.

The Vietnam War was an immense national tragedy that played itself out in the individual experiences of millions of Americans. The conflict tested and tormented the country collectively and individually in ways few historical events have.

This collection of 17 biographies provides a unique opportunity for the reader to go beyond the popular heroes of the American Revolution and discover the diverse populace that inhabited the colonies during this pivotal point in history.

This engaging collection of biographies explores the greater civil rights movement in America from Reconstruction to the 1970s while emphasizing the importance of grassroots actions and individual agency in the effort to bring about national civil renewal. While focusing on the importance of individuals on the local level working towards civil rights they also explore the influence that this primarily African-American movement had on others including La Raza, the Native American Movement, feminism, and gay rights. By widening the time frame studied, these essays underscore the difficult, often unrewarded and generational nature of social change.

This engaging collection of biographies explores the greater civil rights movement in America from Reconstruction to the 1970s while emphasizing the importance of grassroots actions and individual agency in the effort to bring about national civil renewal. While focusing on the importance of individuals on the local level working towards civil rights they also explore the influence that this primarily African-American movement had on others including La Raza, the Native American Movement, feminism, and gay rights. By widening the time frame studied, these essays underscore the difficult, often unrewarded and generational nature of social change.

Brings together twelve biographical essays that explore the region's political, economic, and social development since the Civil War. These essays chronicle the lives of ordinary Americans whose lives and contributions help to highlight the great transformations that occurred in the South.

Brings together twelve biographical essays that explore the region's political, economic, and social development since the Civil War. These essays chronicle the lives of ordinary Americans whose lives and contributions help to highlight the great transformations that occurred in the South.

With a land mass one and half times larger than the United Kingdom, the history of the state of California demands a closer look.

A collection of biographical sketches from several volumes in "Human Tradition in America Series". It reveals American history by illuminating the lives of ordinary Americans. Including a range of people with respect to ethnicity, race, gender and geographic region, it develops a text that show the diversity of the American experience.