Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1310
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Catalogue of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1310
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1310
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Sesquicentennial History and Roster of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia, 1783-1933
Author: Edgar Erskine Hume
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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The Making of Tocqueville's America
Author: Kevin Butterfield
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022629708X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Alexis de Tocqueville famously said that Americans were "forever forming associations" and saw in this evidence of a new democratic sociability--though that seemed to be at odds with the distinctively American drive for individuality. Yet Kevin Butterfield sees these phenomena as tightly related: in joining groups, early Americans recognized not only the rights and responsibilities of citizenship but the efficacy of the law. A group, Butterfield says, isn't merely the people who join it; it's the mechanisms and conventions that allow it to function and, where necessary, to regulate itself and its members. Tocqueville, then, was wrong to see associations as the training grounds of democracy, where people learned to honor one another's voices and perspectives--rather, they were the training grounds for increasingly formal and legalistic relations among people. They were where Americans learned to treat one another impersonally.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022629708X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Alexis de Tocqueville famously said that Americans were "forever forming associations" and saw in this evidence of a new democratic sociability--though that seemed to be at odds with the distinctively American drive for individuality. Yet Kevin Butterfield sees these phenomena as tightly related: in joining groups, early Americans recognized not only the rights and responsibilities of citizenship but the efficacy of the law. A group, Butterfield says, isn't merely the people who join it; it's the mechanisms and conventions that allow it to function and, where necessary, to regulate itself and its members. Tocqueville, then, was wrong to see associations as the training grounds of democracy, where people learned to honor one another's voices and perspectives--rather, they were the training grounds for increasingly formal and legalistic relations among people. They were where Americans learned to treat one another impersonally.
The Origin and Early History of the Society of the Cincinnati: the Oldest Hereditary and Patriotic Association in the United States
Author: Richard Frank Saunders
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2338
Book Description
Includes Part 1, Books, Group 1, Nos. 1-155 (March - December, 1934)
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2338
Book Description
Includes Part 1, Books, Group 1, Nos. 1-155 (March - December, 1934)
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
Author: Philip Alexander Bruce
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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The Knights of the Golden Circle in Texas
Author: Randolph W Farmer
Publisher: Histria Books
ISBN: 1592112293
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
The United States today is a divided nation and some say the country may be heading toward breakup, or possibly civil war. That has happened before and the result was disastrous. As many as 750,000 Americans perished during the Civil War. A study of the causes of our last Civil War may help to prevent another.The Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC) played a major role in starting the Civil War in the United States. Although intended to remain a secret organization of conspirators, it is perhaps the most well-documented conspiracy in United States history. The goal of the KGC was the creation of a new society separate from the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of slavery into Latin America.The KGC existed in almost every state in the Union, but nowhere was it as powerful and successful as it was in Texas. Several governors, many senators and military leaders were members, having taken an oath to support the organization and their fellow members. Most of the documents generated by the KGC were destroyed after the war ended as its members feared execution for treason. Not everything was destroyed, though. This book relies on documents created by the organization and its members that have not previously been used by researchers. Many members of this organization remained in positions of authority in state affairs after the abolition of slavery. This book goes far beyond previous published work in establishing the identities of the members of this organization who promoted and encouraged the most disastrous war in American history.Randolph W. Farmer is a native Texan from a family whose ancestors first came to Texas as early as 1817 when it was still a Spanish possession. He is the author of two previously published books on Texas history.
Publisher: Histria Books
ISBN: 1592112293
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
The United States today is a divided nation and some say the country may be heading toward breakup, or possibly civil war. That has happened before and the result was disastrous. As many as 750,000 Americans perished during the Civil War. A study of the causes of our last Civil War may help to prevent another.The Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC) played a major role in starting the Civil War in the United States. Although intended to remain a secret organization of conspirators, it is perhaps the most well-documented conspiracy in United States history. The goal of the KGC was the creation of a new society separate from the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of slavery into Latin America.The KGC existed in almost every state in the Union, but nowhere was it as powerful and successful as it was in Texas. Several governors, many senators and military leaders were members, having taken an oath to support the organization and their fellow members. Most of the documents generated by the KGC were destroyed after the war ended as its members feared execution for treason. Not everything was destroyed, though. This book relies on documents created by the organization and its members that have not previously been used by researchers. Many members of this organization remained in positions of authority in state affairs after the abolition of slavery. This book goes far beyond previous published work in establishing the identities of the members of this organization who promoted and encouraged the most disastrous war in American history.Randolph W. Farmer is a native Texan from a family whose ancestors first came to Texas as early as 1817 when it was still a Spanish possession. He is the author of two previously published books on Texas history.
Virginiana in the Printed Book Collections of the Virginia State Library: Subjects
Author: Virginia State Library
Publisher:
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Virginiana in the Printed Book Collections of the Virginia State Library
Author: Virginia State Library
Publisher:
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 680
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Category : Virginia
Languages : en
Pages : 680
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Writings on American History
Author:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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