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American Visions

By Edward L. Ayers

Book information

Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Year
2023
ISBN
9780393881271, 9780393881264
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1626080 bytes)
Pages
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Topic
History
Time added
2023-12-16 08:32:04

Description

A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.With so many of our histories falling into dour critique or blatant celebration, here is a welcome departure: a book that offers hope as well as honesty about the American past. The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended the status quo, others defied it: voices from the margins moved the center; eccentric visions altered the accepted wisdom, and acts of empathy questioned self-interest. Edward L. Ayers's rich history examines the visions that moved Frederick Douglass, Margaret Fuller, the Native American activist William Apess, and others to challenge entrenched practices and beliefs. So, Lydia Maria...

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